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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08998 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1850 |
| Title | Circular letter urging opposition to the expansion of slavery |
| Date | February 1850 |
| Author | Tappan, Lewis (1788-1873) |
| Additional authors | Tappan, Arthur (1786-1865) Whiting, William (1813-1873) Whipple, George (1805-1876) |
| Document Type | Non-governmental organization document |
| Content Description | Circular letter from the American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society urging opposition to the expansion of slavery. Addressed "To each Friend of Liberty in the United States." Urges readers to write to Congress in opposition to slavery, and demand slavery be barred from any new territories. Encloses petitions for the reader and acquaintances to sign. Signed in print by the "Executive Committee of the American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society," composed of Arthur Tappan, S.S. Jocelyn, William Jay, Lewis Tappan, William E. Whiting, Luther Lee, Christopher Rush, George Whipple, William Lillie, J. Warner, Charles B. Ray, Thomas Ritter, and Alexander Macdonald |
| Subjects | American Anti-Slavery Society Member African American History Abolition Slavery Congress Westward Expansion Government and Civics Petition |
| People | Tappan, Lewis (1788-1873) Tappan, Arthur (1786-1865) Whiting, William (1813-1873) Whipple, George (1805-1876) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Government & Politics; Westward Expansion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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