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Petition to citizens of Pennsylvania opposed to the Missouri Compromise, 1854

 Item — Box: 18, Folder: 10
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 4 Sub-Series 4

Dates

  • Creation: 1854

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Kane family papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Coordinating Committee.

Extent

1 item

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Other Finding Aids

File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/VMSS792.xml

General

The petition requests that all citizens of Pennsylvania who are opposed to slavery and the agitation surrounding the Missouri Compromise to meet. Discussions to involve organizing the territories of Kansas and Nebraska.

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Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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