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Book/Printed Material The Fugitive slave bill : its history and unconstitutionality : with an account of the seizure and enslavement of James Hamlet, and his subsequent restoration to liberty.

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Title

  • The Fugitive slave bill : its history and unconstitutionality : with an account of the seizure and enslavement of James Hamlet, and his subsequent restoration to liberty.

Names

  • American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society.
  • Tappan, Lewis, 1788-1873.
  • YA Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • New-York : W. Harned, 1850.

Headings

  • -  United States.--Fugitive slave law (1850)
  • -  Hamlet, James
  • -  Slavery--United States

Notes

  • -  Preface signed: Lewis Tappan, Cor. Sec.
  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Medium

  • 36 p. ; 20 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • YA 24500

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 96223044

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Chicago citation style:

American And Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, Lewis Tappan, and Ya Pamphlet Collection. The Fugitive slave bill: its history and unconstitutionality: with an account of the seizure and enslavement of James Hamlet, and his subsequent restoration to liberty. New-York: W. Harned, 1850. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/96223044/.

APA citation style:

American And Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, Tappan, L. & Ya Pamphlet Collection. (1850) The Fugitive slave bill: its history and unconstitutionality: with an account of the seizure and enslavement of James Hamlet, and his subsequent restoration to liberty. New-York: W. Harned. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/96223044/.

MLA citation style:

American And Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, Lewis Tappan, and Ya Pamphlet Collection. The Fugitive slave bill: its history and unconstitutionality: with an account of the seizure and enslavement of James Hamlet, and his subsequent restoration to liberty. New-York: W. Harned, 1850. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/96223044/>.