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Washington: Blair & Rives, Print, 1844. 28th Congress, 1st Session, House of Representatives, Rep. No. 469. May 4, 1844 -- Read, and laid upon the table. "Report: The Committee on Foreign Affairs, to whom was referred the petition of the American Colonization Society and others, respectfully report:..." 5 pp. Disbound government document. Blank back page. Chipping along spine edge. Creasing to bottom page corners. Browning along page edges, some foxing marks. Document in VG condition.. Paperbound. Very Good. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Slavery.

Burlington, Vermont: C. Goodrich, 1854. By One of Them (Attributed to Leonard Marsh). Essay written about slavery, particularly focused on the northern United States. 64 pp. Paper wraps with image of a face in a pot over a burning fire on front. Document in Good- condition with browning to page edges, chipping to corners and edges, creasing and small tears. Areas of spine exposed. Mild foxing throughout document. Pages unevenly cut, which causes the tears and chipping. Text easily legible and not affected. Document in Good- condition. Sabin 2816.. Wraps. Good -. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 1/4". Slavery.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1832. ...Have Had All the Said Documents Under Their Consideration, and Now Beg Leave to Report That They Have Not Been Able to Discover, in the Several Petitions, Memorials and Resolutions, to Them Referred, Any Precise and Common Object, Which the Different Applicants Desire Should Be Accomplished, By the Exertion of the Legislative Powers of Congress. In the Senate of the United States. April 28. 1828. 22d Congress, 1st Session, House of Representatives, Rep. No. 277. February 7, 1832. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. 13 pp. Disbound government document. Chipping and creasing to spine edge. Tears to first page, text is easily legible on both sides of paper. Pages are browning, some small foxing spots. Pages are starting to separate along spine edge. Document in Good+ condition.. Paperbound. Good+. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Slavery.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1862. 37th Congress, 2d Session, House of Representatives, Report No. 148. July 16, 1862. -- Ordered to be printed. Report from the select committee on emancipation, as well as an appendix with a Message from the President (Abraham Lincoln) in Relation to Co-Operating with any State for the Gradual Abolishment of Slavery. 83 pp. Disbound government document. Residue from book remains on spine edge, creasing. Document is browning along edges, foxing marks. Back pages are very brown along edges, some chipping to back page edges. Bottom corner creased and feels "wrinkled" to the touch. Text easily legible. Important historical document in VG- condition.. Paperbound. Very Good-. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Slavery.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1862. 37th Congress, 2d Session, House of Representatives, Report No. 120. June 17, 1862. -- Ordered to be printed. "The undersigned, from the select committee to whom was referred the House bill No. 472, for the emancipation of the slaves of rebels, with instructions to report a substitute, being unable to agree with the majority of the committee in supporting said substitute, begs leave to submit the following minority report:..." 3 pp. Disbound government document. Creases and chipping to spine edge, browning along document edges, some foxing spots. Document in VG condition. John William Noell was a Representative from the state of Missouri from 1859 until his death in 1863.. Paperbound. Very Good. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Slavery.

Albany: Weed, Parsons and Company, 1860. OF THE 27TH SENATE DISTRICT, ON THE GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE. In Senate, February, 1860. "Take notice, sir, and let it be recorded for reference, that this slavery agitation has not been introduced here by republicans. The call of the clans has been sounded by democratic bugles; the first blow has come from democratic hands. Let no man, then, charge us as being the agitators. Sir, perhaps it is best that this great question between freedom and slavery should be discussed on this floor, and at this time. It is in the hearts of the people everywhere . It goes ringing from the Gulf to the great lakes-from the rock-bound coast of New England across the continent..." 14 pp. String-tied. Covers mildly soiled. Damp stain running along spine gutter to back cover. Goes through lightly unto the last page's (page 14) top paragraph, 1"x2"-no interference with text. Becomes fainter and fainter on preceding pages. Oval stamp on cover: "Respects of… Read More

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1864. ...of 1850, and, also, Asking for the Repeal of all Acts for the Rendition of Fugitive Slaves, Have Had the Same Under Consideration and Ask Leave to Make the Following Report:... "There are two fugitive slave acts which still continue unrepealed on our stautue-book." 38th Congress, 1st Session, Senate, Rep. Com. No. 24. February 29, 1864.--Ordered to be printed. 34 pp. Disbound government document. Residue from book remains on spine edge, spine edge is also creased with some chipping from binding. Document pages are lightly browning along edges, some small foxing spots. Text is clean and easily legible. Document in VG condition.. Paperbound. Very Good. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Slavery.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1842. 27th Congress, 2d Session, House of Representatives, Doc. No. 242. June 10, 1842. Laid before the House by the chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed. 5 pp. Blank back page. Disbound government document. Residue from book remains along spine edge, some creasing. Front page is slightly separated from rest of document. Heavy foxing/browning on pages, text still easily legible. Corners creased. Document in Good+ condition.. Paperbound. Good+. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Slavery.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1858. 35th Congress, 1st Session, House of Representatives, Report No. 377. May 11, 1858 -- Ordered to be printed. ..."'concerning the constitution framed at Lecompton, in the Territory of Kansas, by a convention of delegates thereof, and the papers accompanying the same,' with instructions 'to inquire into all the facts connected with the formation of said constitution, and the laws under which the same originated; and into all such facts and proceedings as have transpired since the formation of said constitution having relation to the question or propriety of the admission of said Territory into the Union under said constitution ; and whether the same is acceptable and satisfactory to the majority of legal voters of Kansas,'"... 319 pp. Disbound government document. Residue from book remains on spine. Holes from book binding along spine edge. Some browning to pages, particularly between pages 97-113. Light foxing. Bottom page… Read More

Washington: Gales & Seaton, 1820. With a Statement of the Measures Which Have Been Taken to Prevent the Same. Doc. No 42. January 13, 1820. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. 12 pp. Stiff gray paper covers. Light rubbing to edges, creasing to spine edge. Document is browning and has foxing from age, but text is easily legible. Uncut edge to title page. Document in VG condition. Important people mentioned within document include Secretary of the Treasury Wm. H. Crawford; Speaker of the House Henry Clay.. Paper Covers. Very Good. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Slavery.

Washington: Gales & Seaton, 1820. Doc. No. 36. January 7, 1820. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. 7 pp. Disbound government document. Pages are separated, but document is complete. Document is browning and has foxing, but text is easily legible. Spine edge is chipped and has small tears. Some page edges are uncut. Overall document in Good+ condition.. Paperbound. Good+. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Slavery.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1862. ...Setting Free Slaves Who Have Been Employed, by the Consent of Their Masters, Against the Government of the United States. 37th Congress, 2d Session, Senate, Ex. Doc. No. 67. July 10, 1862 -- Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed. 12 pp. Disbound government document. Chipping and some creasing along spine edge, light browning along paper edges, small half-circle stain on first page. Text is easily legible. Document in VG condition.. Paperbound. Very Good. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Slavery.

Washington: Globe Office, 1840. 26th Congress, 1st Session, House of Representatives, Doc. No. 211. May 18, 1840. Referred to the Committee on Commerce. 3 pp. Disbound government document. Information about the African slaves landing on the coasts of Brazil, Cuba and Puerto Rico. Chipping and creasing to spine edge, browning to other page edges. Pages are starting to separate. Document is VG-.. Paper Cover. Very Good-. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Slavery.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1842. Quintuple Treaty -- African Slave Trade. 27th Congress, 2d Session, House of Reps. Executive., Doc. No. 249. June 21, 1842. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. 1 pp. Disbound government document. Spine edge is chipped and torn. Paper is significantly tanned, text is easily legible. Document in Good condition.. Paperbound. Good. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Slavery.

Washington: Gales & Seaton, 1842. 27th Congress, 3d Session, House of Representatives, Executive Doc. No. 2. Read, and laid upon the table, and 10,000 extra copies with the accompanying documents ordered to be printed, December 7, 1842. Message from President John Tyler, with accompanying documents including Treaty with Great Britain, Supression of the African Slave Trade--Extradition, and the Treaty of peace, friendship, navigation, and commerce, between the United States of America and the republic of Ecuador, concluded at Quito on the 13th day of June, 1839 written in both English and Spanish. Famous Americans mentioned in the document include Daniel Webster, Secretary of State and others. 174 pp. Disbound. Residue from book remains on spine. Document edges are browned and some foxing, but does not interfere with text. Some corners are slightly bent from wear. Overall document is tight and in Very Good condition. . Paperbound. Very Good. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Government… Read More

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1845. African Slave Trade. 29th Congress, 1st Session, House of Representatives, Executive Doc. No. 43. December 22, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. 29 pp. Disbound government document. Residue from book remain on spine edge, creasing and small chips. Pages are browning along edges, some foxing, text is easily legible. Pages feel wavy to the touch. Document in VG condition.. Paperbound. Very Good. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Slavery.

Washington: Hamilton, Print., 1852. 32d Congress, 1st Session, House of Representatives, Ex. Doc. No. 29. British West Indies. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and ordered to be printed. January 13, 1852. 4 pp. Disbound government document in VG condition.. Paperbound. Very Good. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 3/4". Government Document.

1863. Dr. Henry Disler, who is considered the first dean of Columbia College, was firmly against slavery and wrote this refutation of Episcopal Bishop John Henry Hopkins' book "The Bible View of Slavery." 20 pp. Water stain on top corner of document, and paper wrap has small tear along edge. Some minor foxing, but it does not interfere with text. Document in Very Good condition.. Wraps. Very Good. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 8 3/4". Slavery.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1825. 18th Congress, 2nd Session, Doc. No. 70. February 16, 1825. Read, and committed to the committee of the whole House on the state of the Union. "With great promptitude, and in accordance with this agreement, such an act was passed, declaring the African slave trade to be piracy, and annexing to it the penalty denounced against this crime by the common law of nations." 25 pp. Disbound government document, string-tied together with white paper cover over spine. Document edges are slightly chipped, small tears to top and bottom near spine. Pages are browning, some foxing spots, text is easily legible. Document in VG- condition.. Paperbound. Very Good-. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Slavery.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1821. A report of the Secretary of State, and enclosed documents, relating to the negotiation for the suppression of the Slave Trade. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table, February 9, 1821. Disbound government document. 88 pp. Hole (silverfish?) on side edge going in 1/2" of side margin, but ends well before text. Water stains, browning and minor foxing, but does not interfere with the text. Residue from book spine remains on side of document. Overall document in Good + condition.. Paperbound. Good +. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 3/4". Slavery.