[Petition, 1851], to the honorable the Senate and House of Representatives, of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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[Petition, 1851], to the honorable the Senate and House of Representatives, of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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Petition by Joel Parker, W. Perkins, and Charles Jackson requesting that Massachusetts Congress pass a law making aiding and assisting fugitive slaves a crime.

1 DS ; 62 cm., folded to 34 cm.

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Perkins, William H. (William Hughes), 1923-

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Epithet: of Lincoln's Inn British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000149.0x0001c4 ...

Jackson, Charles Herbert

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Parker, Joel, 1795-1875

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Parker, jurist, was professor of law at Harvard Law School (1848-1868). In 1861, he published his Personal Liberty Laws (Statutes of Massachusetts) and Slavery in the Territories which was probably based on this and other articles for the Boston Journal. From the description of Letters, 1853-1866 (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 235078843 American jurist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Cambridge [Mass.], to William M. Evarts, 1...