Created by
Wolcott, Oliver Jr., 1760 - 1833
Day, Thomas, 1777 - 1855
Received by
Shulze, John Andrew, 1775 - 1852
Date
1825
Medium
iron gall ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
H x W (Folded into envelope): 3 1/8 × 5 5/16 in. (8 × 13.5 cm)
H x W (Folded once): 9 1/2 × 7 9/16 in. (24.1 × 19.2 cm)
H x W (Unfolded): 9 1/2 × 15 1/8 in. (24.1 × 38.4 cm)
Description
A partially printed, two-page document, from Governor Oliver Wolcott Jr. of Connecticut to Governor John Andrew Shulze of Pennsylvania. In it, Wolcott Jr. and Connecticut Secretary of State Thomas Day inform Shulze that the Connecticut General Assembly has voted to reject a proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States and asks Shulze to inform the Pennsylvania legislature. The amendment, proposed by the Georgia legislature in 1823, would allow states to refuse entry of free Blacks. Document is signed by Governor Wolcott Jr. and Secretary Day. Document was folded and mailed without separate envelope. Red postage mark reads [Hartford / CT. June / 1.] Red stamp reads [PAID] and [18 3/4] in red ink notes postage paid. Faded embossed Seal of Connecticut appears at top left of second printed page. Document is poor condition and very fragile. At some time in the past it was adhered to a backing paper for stability but now that paper is deteriorating as well. Along the edges of the document are old repairs.
Place depicted
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Documents and Manuscripts
Type
letters (correspondence)
circular letters
certificates
Topic
Free communities of color
Government
Law
Slavery
U.S. History, 1815-1861
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2020.21.4
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a6c897ab-ed1a-4bdd-82ba-ee9a915a9238

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