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Memorial of the Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery to the Senate and Representatives of the United States
Memorial of the Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery to the Senate and Representatives of the United States
Memorial of the Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery to the Senate and Representatives of the United States
Memorial of the Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery to the Senate and Representatives of the United States
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Memorial of the Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery to the Senate and Representatives of the United States

Permanent ID:
8788
Date:
February 3 1790
Image Description:

Memorial of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society to the United States Congress, 1790.  This was the first antislavery petition delivered before the Unites States Congress.  It was written February 3, 1790 and delivered in Congress and presented to the Speaker of the House of Representatives on February 12, 1790.  The petition is signed by Benjamin Franklin, President of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society.
Format:
Manuscripts
Collection:
Pennsylvania Abolition Society papers
Related People or Organizations:
Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790 (relates to)
Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery (relates to)