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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07992.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1857 |
| Title | Connectictut electors to James Buchanan regarding their grievances with the Lecompton Constitution, popular sovereignty and slavery in Kansas [copy] |
| Date | 3 July 1857 |
| Author | Connecticut electors |
| Recipient | Buchanan, James |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Copy of New Haven Memorial sent to Buchanan by electors of Connecticut regarding their grievances with the Lecompton Constitution, popular sovereignty and slavery in Kansas. Includes the signatures of 43 electors. "...the people shall make their own laws & elect their own rulers...the President of the United States is employing...an army one purpose of which is to force the people of Kansas to obey laws not their own nor of the United States..." |
| Subjects | Government and Civics President State Constitution Bleeding Kansas Westward Expansion African American History Slavery Military History Law Missouri Compromise Abolition |
| People | Buchanan, James (1791-1868) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Government & Politics; The Presidency; Slavery & Abolition; Westward Expansion; Law; 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 |