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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00267.031 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1818 |
| Title | Report of the Committee to whom was referred so much of the President's Message as relates to the introduction of slaves from Amelia Island |
| Date | 10 January 1818 |
| Author | United States. Congress. House. |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | The report reflects the early distaste for the slave trade in the U.S. House Document 46, 15th Congress, 1st session. Accompanied with a bill supplementary to the act, To prohibit the importation of slaves into any port or place within the jurisdiction of the United States: passed 2d March 1807. Endpaper states: "The first copy of this report being incorrectly printed, is to be cancelled, and this copy substituted." |
| Subjects | Law Congress President Presidential Speeches and Proclamations Slavery African American History Africa Maritime Commerce Government and Civics |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Naval & Maritime; The Presidency; Government & Politics; Law; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Amelia Island is an island off the coast of Florida that was under Spanish control before being occupied. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Message from the President of the United States ... relating to the occupation of Amelia Island Message from the President of the United States, to both houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the fifteenth Congress |