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Book/Printed Material Speech delivered by J.W. Thompson, chairman of Douglass Monument Committee, before the Finance Committee of the State Assembly, at Albany, N.Y. February 24, 1897, asking an appropriation of $5,000 for the Monument to be erected in Rochester, N.Y., $3,000 was granted

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  • Speech delivered by J.W. Thompson, chairman of Douglass Monument Committee, before the Finance Committee of the State Assembly, at Albany, N.Y. February 24, 1897, asking an appropriation of $5,000 for the Monument to be erected in Rochester, N.Y., $3,000 was granted

Summary

  • Thompson solicits a donation from the State of New York for a monument to Frederick Douglass. Thompson gives a short summary of Douglass' life and career in New York state.

Names

  • Thompson, J. W. (John W.)
  • New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Finance Committee
  • Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [Albany, N.Y.? : s.n., 1897?]

Headings

  • -  Douglass, Frederick,--1818-1895--Monuments--New York (State)--Rochester
  • -  Douglass, Frederick,--1818-1895

Genre

  • Addresses--New York (State)--Albany--1897

Notes

  • -  Caption title.
  • -  LC copy annotated in pencil.

Medium

  • 1 sheet ; 28 x 21 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • E449 .D16 vol. 23, no. 3

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 91898516

Online Format

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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Thompson, J. W, New York . Legislature. Assembly. Finance Committee, and Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. Speech delivered by J.W. Thompson, chairman of Douglass Monument Committee, before the Finance Committee of the State Assembly, at Albany, N.Y. , asking an appropriation of $5,000 for the Monument to be erected in Rochester, N.Y., $3,000 was granted. [Albany, N.Y.?: s.n., ?, 1897] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/91898516/.

APA citation style:

Thompson, J. W., New York . Legislature. Assembly. Finance Committee & Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. (1897) Speech delivered by J.W. Thompson, chairman of Douglass Monument Committee, before the Finance Committee of the State Assembly, at Albany, N.Y. , asking an appropriation of $5,000 for the Monument to be erected in Rochester, N.Y., $3,000 was granted. [Albany, N.Y.?: s.n., ?] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/91898516/.

MLA citation style:

Thompson, J. W, New York . Legislature. Assembly. Finance Committee, and Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. Speech delivered by J.W. Thompson, chairman of Douglass Monument Committee, before the Finance Committee of the State Assembly, at Albany, N.Y. , asking an appropriation of $5,000 for the Monument to be erected in Rochester, N.Y., $3,000 was granted. [Albany, N.Y.?: s.n., ?, 1897] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/91898516/>.