Petition #10384704

• filing started February 4, 1847.
• Court: Legislative
• Salutation: To the Senate and House of Representatives of Delaware

Abstract

"The petition of the undersigned, inhabitants of the said State, respectfully asks that you will enact a suitable law for effecting the extinction of Slavery within this Commonwealth." Forty-four citizens signed said petition.

Result: Senate: presented, read.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: See PAR #10384711
• Pages of related documents: 0

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Citation information

Repository: Delaware State Archives, Dover, Delaware

• General Assembly, Legislative Papers
• Record group: 1111
• Page: 438-439
• Microfilm: 438-439

Subjects

• Abolition
• Manumission