Petition to Abolish Slavery

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Title

Petition to Abolish Slavery

Subject

Slavery--Tennessee

Description

Handwritten petition to the Tennessee Legislature requesting to abolish slavery with over 70 signatures from county residents.

Creator

unknown

Source

Petition to Abolish Slavery, MS.1204, University of Tennessee Libraries, Knoxville, Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives

Publisher

unknown

Date

2019

Contributor

University of Tennessee Libraries, Knoxville, Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives

Rights

No copyright

Format

image/jpeg

Language

Eng

Type

Text

Identifier

https://dlc.lib.utk.edu/spc/view?docId=ead/0012_001647_000000_0000/0012_001647_000000_0000.xml

Coverage

Bedford County (Tennessee), 1830s