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The committee consisting of, &c. to whom was referred a motion of Mr. King, for the exclusion of involuntary servitude in the states described in the resolve of Congress of the 23d day of April, 1784, submit the following resolve : Resolved, that after the year 1800 of the Christian æra, there shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in any of the states described in the resolve of Congress of the 23d day of April, 1784 ...
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Members of the committee: Mr. King, Mr. Howell, and Mr. Ellery.
Imprint from Evans. Formerly ascribed to the press of John Dunlap in the Journals of the Continental Congress, v. 29, p. 920 (#467); but later volumes reject Dunlap as printer. Cf. JCC, v. 33, p. 753.
Evans 19296
Journals of the Continental Congress, 467
LC copy annotated on verso: Exclusion of slavery in future states.
LC copy imperfect: large hole on left side near text.
Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
Formerly LCCN tes52-815. qr03 09-12-90
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Date
01/01/1785
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United States. Continental Congress.
Continental Congress Broadside Collection (Library of Congress)
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Library of Congress
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