Draft of a petition from William Lloyd Garrison, [Boston], [Mass.], to the Massachusetts General Court Senate and the Massachusetts General Court House of Representatives, [Jan. 30, 1846]

Item Information

Title:
Draft of a petition from William Lloyd Garrison, [Boston], [Mass.], to the Massachusetts General Court Senate and the Massachusetts General Court House of Representatives, [Jan. 30, 1846]
Description:
Draft copy by Francis Jackson and William Lloyd Garrison of petition requesting Massachusetts General Court to secede from the Union in the event of the admission of "the foreign nation of Texas" as a slave state. The petition calls for a convention to be called for the purpose of "framing an independent and free government" for Massachusetts and/or similarly-minded states in the event of Texas' admission to the Union as a slave state.
Author:
Jackson, Francis, 1789-1861
Addressee:
Massachusetts. General Court. Senate
Addressee:
Massachusetts. General Court. House of Representatives
Author:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
[January 30, 1846]
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Genre:
Petitions
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Secession--Massachusetts--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Secession
Texas--Annexation to the United States
Jackson, Francis, 1789-1861
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Liberator (Boston, Mass. : 1831)
Places:
Massachusetts
Extent:
2 leaves (2 p.) ; 19.8 x 53.8 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/6w924t413
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
[Boston], [Mass.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Manuscript includes a 5.6 x 13.3 cm. fragment (author unknown) which states that "(t)he blue sheet is written by Francis Jackson, and the white by W.L. Garrison".
Catalog card indicates that this manuscript is comprised of three pages joined together to form a single page.
An index card within the folder of the manuscript states the following: "Draft copy of a petition requesting Massachusetts General Court to secede from the Union in protest to admitting Texas a slave state".
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
4490266
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.16, p.14
Barcode:
39999053887491