Letter from Josiah Butler to Ezekiel Morrill, 1820 February 28
- Collection Name:
- Butler Family Papers, 1760-1830, 1864-1868
- Title:
- Letter from Josiah Butler to Ezekiel Morrill, 1820 February 28
- Creator:
- Butler, Josiah, 1779-1854
- Creator Role:
- Author
- Accession / Call Number:
- 1987.002 (m)
- Object ID:
- 1987.002.04
- Date:
- 1820/02/28
- Type of Material:
- textual record
- Physical Description:
- 1 letter
- Language:
- English
- Scope and Content:
- Letter from Josiah Butler at Congress in Washington, DC, to Ezekiel Morrill, dated February 28, 1820. In the letter, Butler writes about the proceedings of Congress, noting they are debating, and have been for the past month, whether slavery will be spread across the United States, and "whether the North shall become servile to the South."
- Subjects:
- Politics and government , Slavery , Slavery--United States
- Locations:
- Washington, DC
- People:
- Butler, Josiah, 1779-1854 , Morrill, Ezekiel
- Organizations:
- United States. Congress. House
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- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society collection.
- Restrictions:
- Available for research.
- Level Description:
- Item
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