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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04521 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1825 |
| Title | A joint resolution, respecting the gradual emancipation of slaves, and colonization of people of color within the United States |
| Date | 7 February 1825 |
| Author | Hendricks, William (1782-1850) |
| Additional authors | Stevens, S.C. (fl. 1825); Ray, James Brown (1794-1848) |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | Full title reads "A JOINT RESOLUTION, RESPECTING THE GRADUAL EMANCIPATION OF SLAVES, AND COLONIZATION OF PEOPLE OF COLOR WITHIN THE UNITED STATES." Respecting the Graduate Emancipation of Slaves, and Colonization of People of Color Within the United States. Signed by Hendricks as Governor of Indiana and directed to the Governor of Pennsylvania, John Andrew Shulze. Resolution approving the resolution of Ohio General Assembly which had called for the various states and U.S. Congress to consider a system of gradual emancipation of black slaves, provided they agree to be colonized elsewhere. Says the resolution is "predicated upon the principle that the evil of slavery is a national one; and that the people and the states of this Union, ought mutually to participate in the duties and burdens of removing it." See GLC05191 and 04565 for other documents related to Georgia's proposed Constitutional amendment. |
| Subjects | Slavery African American History Emancipation Colonization Government and Civics US Constitution US Constitutional Amendment |
| People | Hendricks, William (1782-1850) Stevens, S.C. (fl. 1825) Ray, James Brown (1794-1848) |
| Place written | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; Government & Politics; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |