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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05116.07 |
| From Archive Folder | Pamphlets related to the extension of slavery and the Kansas-Nebraska dispute [Decimalized .01-.20] |
| Title | Speech of Mr. Peckham, of New York, on the Kansas and Nebraska question |
| Date | 18 May 1854 |
| Author | Peckham, Rufus Wheeler (1838-1909) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Printed by John T. and Lem. Towers. Representative Peckham states, "... after thoroughly examining this bill, its history and progress, and the legislation pertaining to it, I cannot give it my support, believing that it contains none of the principles, nor will its passage produce any of the results, under which it is sought to be imposed upon the public." |
| Subjects | President Congress Politics Abolition Slavery African American History Westward Expansion Missouri Compromise Statehood Bleeding Kansas Government and Civics |
| People | Peckham, Rufus Wheeler (1838-1909) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Law; 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 |
| Related documents | Speech of Mr. Gillette |