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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06232.10 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1861 |
| Title | The abolition of slavery: the right of the government under the war power. |
| Date | 1861 |
| Author | Wallcut, Robert Folger (1797-1884) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Printed by Wallcut. Stitched. Prints extracts from the speech of John Quincy Adams, delivered in House of Representatives on 14 and 15 April 1842 on the War with Great Britain and Mexico. Contains a reprint of a letter by Joshua Reed Giddings submitted to the New York Tribune arguing that fugitive slaves from Confederate owners should not be sent back as they would be lending help to their owners who are in rebellion against the government. Includes other editorials and essays on this topic. |
| Subjects | President Civil War Military History Slavery African American History Abolition Government and Civics Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Latin and South America Mexican War Confederate States of America Union Forces Fugitive Slave Act Runaway Slave |
| People | Wallcut, Robert Folger (1797-1884) Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Giddings was a United States Representative from Ohio 1837-1858. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |