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1764-1865

1764-1865

This collection highlights documents from the Maine State Archives that tell the story of African-American history in Maine during the 18th and 19th centuries.

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1856 Order for Joint Select Committee on Kansas Affairs

Maine Legislature
1856 Report of the Joint Select Committee On Slavery, Kansas, and Secret Political Associations

Maine Legislature
1856 Resolutions on the Governor's Message As Relates To Kanzas

Maine Legislature
1856 Resolve Regarding Secret Political Associations

Maine Legislature
1856 Resolve Requesting the Admission of Kansas

Maine Legislature
1856 Resolves Relating to the Extension of Slavery, the Territory of Kansas, and Secret Political Associations

Maine Legislature
1857-04-11 An Act Declaring All Slaves Brought By Their Masters Into This State, Free

Maine Legislature
1857 An Act to Amend Public Law Chapter 182 Regarding Personal Liberty

Maine Legislature
1857 Documents Related to the Dred Scott Decision

Maine Legislature
1857 Report and Resolves of the 36th Legislature Relating to Kansas Affairs and Slavery

Maine Legislature
1858 Committee Report and Resolves Relating to Slavery

Maine Legislature
1859 Joint Select Committee Report Relating to Slavery

Maine Legislature
1861 An Act to Amend Chapters 81 and 132 of the Revised Statutes So As To Make the Same Conformable to Constitution

Maine Legislature
1861 Letter from Justice Appleton Regarding Fugitive Slaves

Maine Supreme Judicial Court and John Appleton
1861 Order of the Maine Legislature Requesting Maine Supreme Court Judicial Opinions Regarding Fugitive Slaves
1861 Supreme Court Opinion of Justice Rice Regarding Fugitive Slaves

Richard Rice and Maine Supreme Judicial Court
1861 Supreme Court Opinion of Justices Appleton and Kent Regarding Fugitive Slaves

Maine Supreme Judicial Court, John Appleton, and Edward Kent
1861 Supreme Court Opinion of Justices May and Goodenow Regarding Fugitive Slaves

Seth May, Daniel Goodenow, and Maine Supreme Judicial Court
1861 Supreme Court Opinion of Justices Tenney and Cutting Regarding Fugitive Slaves

Maine Supreme Judicial Court, John S. Tenney, and Jonas Cutting
1861 Supreme Court Opinion of Justice Woodbury Regarding Fugitive Slaves

Maine Supreme Judicial Court and Woodbury Davis
1862-02-08 Resolves Relating to National Affairs

Maine Legislature
1862-03-14 Report of the Committee on Federal Relations

Maine Legislature
1862-03-15 Resolves Relating to the President's Message Recommending a Gradual Emancipation of Slaves

Maine Legislature
1862-03-17 Report of the Committee on Federal Relations, Regarding President Lincoln's Message

Maine Legislature
1862-03-18 Resolves in Relation to Extending Pecuniary Aid to States Abolishing Slavery

Maine Legislature

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