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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07202.05 |
| From Archive Folder | Charles Sumner-related items |
| Title | Men and Women's Emancipation petitions |
| Date | ca. 1863 |
| Author | Women's National Loyal League |
| Document Type | Non-governmental organization document |
| Content Description | Blank, unsigned petitions for the emancipation of slavery. Folded document. First page is titled "Women's Emancipation Petition," second page is titled "Men's Emancipation Petition." Calls on the U.S. House and Senate to abolish slavery throughout the United States and for a Constitutional amendment to prohibit its existence forever. Instructs sender to mail the form, when completed, to No. 20 Cooper Institute, New York. |
| Subjects | Women's History Slavery African American History Emancipation Abolition Congress Reform Movement US Constitution US Constitutional Amendment |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |