 | United States. Congress. House - 1824 - 924 pagine
...DC,— Continued. Description of book. Volume. Number. 1 23 memorial of inhabitants of, in relation to the abolition of slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia - Ex. Doc. 4 140 1 22 Watts, Archibald, revolutionary certificate Rep. Com. 1 165 1 23 Waterman,... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1825 - 778 pagine
...all numerously subscribed, from sundry inhabitants of Pennsylvania, all of the same purport, praying for the abolition of slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia, and moved tliat the first of them should be read; and it was read accordingly. Mr. A. then... | |
 | 1833 - 670 pagine
...signatures of more than one thousand citizens of Pennsylvania, praying for the enactment of a law or laws for the abolition of slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia. Although it was not likely, at this late period of the session, and at a time when the attention... | |
 | 1886 - 684 pagine
...was not made responsible for its propositions, presented a petition signed by 172 females, praying the abolition of slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia, and moved that it be referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. Mr. CRAMER moved... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - 1835 - 1436 pagine
...petition of citizens of Mercer county, in the State of Pennsylvania. Petitionsand memorials praying for the abolition of slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia, and in the Territories under the jurisdiction of the United States, were presented as follows:... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - 1835 - 720 pagine
...presented a memorial, signed by eight hundred and sixteen ladies residing in the city of New York, praying for the abolition of slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia. Mr. Dickson presented a memorial of inhabitants of the city of New York, praying for the... | |
 | 1836 - 92 pagine
...societies, encouraged by the success of the last year, should exert themselves with redoubled zeal to efiect the abolition of slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia. ' Resolved, That the people of the United States in tolerating a domestic slave trade, incur... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate - 1837 - 104 pagine
...on Foreign Relations. Mr. Davis presented the petition of a number of the women of Uxbridge, praying the abolition of slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia. Ordered, That they lie on the table. That the petition be not received. On motion by Mr.... | |
 | John Quincy Adams - 1838 - 144 pagine
...printed or referred, be laid upon the table, and that no further action whatever shall be had thereon." Petitions for the abolition of slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia and the Territories, for the prohibition of the internal traffic in slaves, and against the... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate - 1838 - 528 pagine
...York, and the petition of a number of the inhabitants of Wcstbloomfield, New York, severally praying the abolition of slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia, and Territories of the United States, and the slave trade between the States ; the petition... | |
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William Slade, of Vermont, joined to the presentation of some abolitionist petitions the motion that they should be referred to an extraordinary committee, with instructions to bring in a bill for the abolition of slavery and the slave trade in the District... 
