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Engrossed Bill to prohibit Importation of Slaves

v2:128

Saturday, March 25, 1775.

The engrossed Bill to prohibit the importation of Slaves into this Government, was read and compared.

v2:129

On motion,

Ordered, That Messrs˙ Ridgely, Clowes, and Clark, be a Committee to wait upon his Honour the Governour, with, the Bill to prohibit the importation of Slaves into this Government, for his perusal and concurrence.

Details

Title

Engrossed Bill to prohibit Importation of Slaves, passed and sent to the Governour

Creator

Delaware, General Assembly

Editor

Delaware, General Assembly

Resource Type

text

Genre/Form

documents (object genre)

Date Created

1775-03-25

Presentation Location

New-Castle, Delaware, North America

Before Whom

Delaware, General Assembly

Subject

Key people, events, and institutions: colonial government
Key people, events, and institutions: meetings, provincial conventions and assemblies
Social reality: slavery

Document ID

S4-V2-P01-sp04-D0010

Series

S4

Volume

S4-V2

Part

S4-V2-P01

Sub-Part

S4-V2-P01-sp04

Usage Conditions

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Rights Statement

No Copyright - Public Domain

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