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Slavery

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Abolition of slavery; Antislavery; Enslavement; Mui Tsai; Ownership of slaves; Servitude; Slave keeping; Slave system; Slaveholding; Thralldom

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Petition against American slavery, 1850s

 Item — Box 02: Series MSS034.02 [Barcode: 35138007862565], Object: 321
Identifier: MSS034.02.321
Scope and Contents

The printed petition expresses gratitude for the abolition of slavery throughout his Majesty's dominion and requests support for the abolition of slavery in the Americas. The text encourages His Majesty's ports to refuse entry of slave ships.

Dates: 1850s