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Book/Printed Material Speech of Mr. Vanderpoel, of New York, on the resolution declaring that slaves have no right to petition Congress : delivered in the House of Representatives, Feb. 11, 1837

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Title

  • Speech of Mr. Vanderpoel, of New York, on the resolution declaring that slaves have no right to petition Congress : delivered in the House of Representatives, Feb. 11, 1837

Names

  • Vanderpoel, Aaron, 1799-1870
  • African American Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Washington : Printed at the Globe Office, 1837.

Headings

  • -  Enslaved persons--United States
  • -  African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc

Genre

  • Congressional addresses--Washington (D.C.)--1837

Notes

  • -  LC copy inscribed in pencil on t.p.: Aug 1 1876.
  • -  LC copy formerly part of YA Collection: YA 16896.
  • -  Source: Source unknown.

Medium

  • 7 p. ; 22 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • E185 .A254 container V, no. 324

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 92838844

Online Format

  • online text
  • image
  • pdf

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Credit Line: Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division.

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Chicago citation style:

Vanderpoel, Aaron, and African American Pamphlet Collection. Speech of Mr. Vanderpoel, of New York, on the resolution declaring that slaves have no right to petition Congress: delivered in the House of Representatives. Washington: Printed at the Globe Office, 1837. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/92838844/.

APA citation style:

Vanderpoel, A. & African American Pamphlet Collection. (1837) Speech of Mr. Vanderpoel, of New York, on the resolution declaring that slaves have no right to petition Congress: delivered in the House of Representatives. Washington: Printed at the Globe Office. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/92838844/.

MLA citation style:

Vanderpoel, Aaron, and African American Pamphlet Collection. Speech of Mr. Vanderpoel, of New York, on the resolution declaring that slaves have no right to petition Congress: delivered in the House of Representatives. Washington: Printed at the Globe Office, 1837. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/92838844/>.