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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05574 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1850 |
| Title | David Atchison to James William Denver discussing votes in Congress, the Wilmot Proviso and the admission of California as a state |
| Date | 5 April 1850 |
| Author | Atchison, David Rice (1807-1886) |
| Recipient | Denver, James William |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Reports the voting inclinations of several Missouri delegates to the Congressional Convention. Discusses the possible opposition of the Wilmot Proviso, but is confident that California will be admitted as a state. The Wilmot Proviso, named after Pennsylvania senator David Wilmot, was a congressional proposal in the 1840's to prohibit the extension of slavery into the territories. Imprint in upper left corner reads "Paris." |
| Subjects | Government and Civics Congress Law Statehood State Constitution American West Westward Expansion African American History Slavery |
| People | Atchison, David Rice (1807-1886) Denver, James William (1817-1892) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Slavery & Abolition; Westward Expansion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Denver served as captain in the Twelfth Regiment, United States Infantry, during the war with Mexico and moved to California in 1850. He was elected to the State senate in 1851, appointed secretary of state in 1852, and was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fourth Congress. Atchison was elected to the Senate from Missouri to fill a vacancy and was reelected in 1849. He served from 14 October 1843 to 3 March 1855. He is often said to have been President for one day when Zachary Taylor refused to be inaugurated on a Sunday. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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