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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09233 |
| From Archive Folder | Undated Documents Relating to the Post-Revolutionary Era |
| Title | Collection of Antebellum Pamphlets |
| Date | 1840-1850 |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Collection of 16 antebellum Pamphlet, including several scarce and rare items, touching on the major political topics in post-Jacksonian politics, mainly the future of slavery. Partial contents: "The Great Orations and Senatorial Speech of Daniel Webster;" "Speech of the Hon. Henry Williams, Of Massachusetts, On the Independent Treasury Bill (1840);" "Proceedings of the U.S. Senate, On the Fugitive Slave Bill, The Abolition of the Slave-Trade in the District of Columbian, And the Imprisonment of Free Colored Seamen in the Southern Ports: With the Speeches of Messrs. Davis, Winthrop, and Others (1850);" "On the Fugitive Slave Law, Speech of Mr. Horace Mann, Of Mass., On the Right of Congress to Legislate for the Territories of the United States, And Its Duty to Exclude Slavery Therefrom." Bound into a single volume with manuscript table of contents, signed by owner G. Edgar Williams. |
| Subjects | Slavery Government and Civics Finance Navy US Constitution Law Congress Fugitive Slave Act Freemen |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; Government & Politics; Naval & Maritime; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |