Personal liberty laws
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on laws in certain Northern states protecting African Americans within their borders who had escaped from slavery in the South.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Petition to repeal the Personal Liberty Act, undated.
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31712016160395], Folder: 1
Identifier: BRV-01616-0395-002
Scope and Contents
The item is a single page petition with five signatures on the first page, the second twenty-seven. The petition requests the Massachusetts legislature to repeal the 19th, 20th, and 21st sections of 144th chapter in the general statutes, regarding "Habeas Corpus." Link to general statutes and sections in external documents in this guide.
Dates:
circa 1855