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United States Congress (33rd , 1st Session) petition

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 854315
Mss 854315

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Description

Petition from 33rd United States Congress addressed to John C. River, requesting that the proceedings of May 11th together with the ayes and nays be recorded in the "Confgressional Globe" "in extenso". Petition is in the hand of John S. Phelps and signed by many Democratic members of the US House of Representative, including William Marcy Tweed and John C. Breckinridge. The business before the House on the 11th was closure of debate on the organization of the Kansas and Nebraska territories.

Dates

  • 1854-05-15

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Unrestricted

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright on this material has not been evaluated. You are free to use this material in any way that is permitted by copyright that applies to your use.

Extent

.1 linear ft. (1 envelope) ; 25 cm

Language of Materials

English

Part of the Rauner Library Archives and Manuscripts Repository

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