Meeting resolution addressed to Governor Peter D. Vroom, 1835 September 3

Collection Name:

Ephemera Collection - Slavery and Abolition

Title:

Meeting resolution addressed to Governor Peter D. Vroom, 1835 September 3

Creator:

McClintock, John
Rice, William
Waldron, Isaac
Cushman, Samuel
Lord, Samuel

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

2019.501

Object ID:

2019.501.035

Date:

1835/09/03

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

1 document ; 10" x 8"

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Meeting resolution addressed to New Jersey Governor Peter D. Vroom in Trenton, NJ, dated September 3, 1835. The document relays information on a meeting held at Jefferson-Hall to discuss abolitionists. It notes the meeting elected a committee, which put forth a series of resolutions. The document details that the northern states have "improperly interfered" with slavery in the south and that slavery is a domestic concern for the south alone. The resolutions recommend protecting the south in regards to abolition and that this document should be sent to every governor in the United States. The document was created in Portsmouth, NH, and lists John McClintock as President, William Rice and Isaac Waldron as Vice Presidents, and Samuel Cushman and Samuel Lord as Secretaries.

Subjects:

Slavery , Meetings , African Americans

Locations:

Portsmouth, NH

People:

McClintock, John , Rice, William , Waldron, Isaac , Cushman, Samuel , Lord, Samuel , Vroom, Peter D., 1791-1873

Terms of Use:

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Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society collection.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item