lost a slave The four have lost four slaves of very great value That these slaves have taken refuge in the State of Ohio, or that they should receive compensation for these slaves

northern rights and nffl>inst the encroachment! of slavery but that of Florida, mid to auk abolish slavery thare, where it hail existed from the dis-

pass laws to pre- vent the transfer of slaves from out) State or Territory to an >lher ! competent for Congress to prohibit the transportation of slaves from one State to another for sale, and

memorials, the most thoroughly documented is that of slavery in its various aspects petitions from abolitionists and other social reformers concerning slavery were placed before the House by Representative John

Some national subjects, such as slavery and woman suffrage, elicited large numbers of petitions Civil War, petitions and memorials relating to the slavery question appear in many records of Congress

Confederate Engineer Office at Charleston, South Carolina) of slaves received during the period August 1, 1862 - July the date of receipt, sometimes district, number of slaves, and date of discharge

Records that pertain to American Slavery and the International Slave Trade in the United States National Archives and Records Administration

Records that pertain to American Slavery and the International Slave Trade in the United States National Archives and Records Administration

Records that pertain to American Slavery and the International Slave Trade in the United States National Archives and Records Administration

first slaves arrived in the southern colonies The injustice of slavery was most evident at the The only mention of slaves in the new Constitution was

it passed from free to slave states Northerners criticized slavery; Southerners believed it was none admission of Missouri as a slave state in 1820 set the slaves' rights was first argued in

The Slavery Question: Who Decides? Dred Scott was the slave of an army surgeon who of the widespread custom that slaves who resided in free states

The Select Committee on Slavery and Freedmen was established on January 13, 1864 to deal with issues relating to the subjects listed in its name: slavery and freedmen

April 16, 1862, Congress passed legislation freeing all slaves in the District of Columbia President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation freeing all slaves in the Confederate states January 1, 1863

April 16, 1862, Congress passed legislation freeing all slaves in the District of Columbia President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation freeing all slaves in the Confederate states January 1, 1863