To the representatives of the freemen of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in General Assembly met, the representation and petition of the subscribers, citizens of Pennsylvania...
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| TITLE INFORMATION | |||
| Title | To the representatives of the freemen of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in General Assembly met, the representation and petition of the subscribers, citizens of Pennsylvania... | ||
| IDENTIFIERS | |||
| Legacy Identifier | Paine 74 P38t | ||
| ASSOCIATED NAMES | |||
| creator | “Pennsylvania Citizens” | ||
| Contributor | Pennsylvania. General Assembly | ||
| CONTENT DESCRIPTION | |||
| Abstract | A petition to enact stricter enforcement of the Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery, passed by the Pennsylvania legislature on 1 March 1780, particularly regarding the prevention of slave trading shops being outfitted in Philadelphia’s port. Signers of the petition: Bingham, James; Francis, Thomas; Parrish, Isaac, 1735-1826; Marshall, John, 1755-1835; Batton, Robert; Sermon, Joseph; Nugent, Edmond; [?], John Head; Collins, Zaccheus, 1764-1831; Budd, Joseph; Say, Benjamin, 1755-1813; Hunter, Samuel, 1732-1784; Blackham, Richard; [?]; Wagner, Jacob, 1717-1799; Miller, Thomas; Dubois, A.; [Barrhill], Robert; Sansom, Samuel; Stuart, James; Sansom, William, 1763-1840; Watson, Thomas; Hall, Richard; [?], John; Swift, Charles; Barker, John, 1745 or 1746-1818; Hahn, Christian; Hartley, James; Jay, Thomas; Smith, William W.; [?], George; Fleming, John; [?], Peter S.; Hornor, Benjamin, 1769-1810; Paschall, Thomas; Wells, William; [Lockart], John; [Lusky], Josiah; Craig, William; Hutchinson, Mahlon; Horton, Azariah; Drinker, Henry, 1734-1809; McNair, Solomon; Jenkins, William; Honeyman, W.; Bolton, Everard; Bolton, Isaac; Drinker, Joseph D.; Shewell, Stephen; West, William; Correy, Samuel; Sackett, Joseph, Jr.; [Buckbee], Isaac; Le [?], John; Hockley, [John]; Burklon, Jacob | ||
| Note | Signed on both sides by 124 individuals. | ||
| Language | English (ENG) | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Slave trade--United States--History | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Aitken, Robert, 1735-1802 | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Aitken, Robert, 1767-1823 | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Bartram, John, 1699-1777 | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Bartram, John, 1743-1812 | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Bartram, William, 1739-1823 | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Drinker, Henry, 1734-1809 | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Say, Benjamin, 1755-1813 | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | African Americans--History--18th century | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Slavery--United States--History--18th century | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Anti-slavery movements--United States--History | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Abolitionists--Political activity--United States | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Pennsylvania--Politics and government--1775-1783 | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Pennsylvania | ||
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |||
| Type | Text | ||
| Genre | Broadsides; Petitions | ||
| Format | electronic resource | ||
| Extent | 33 cm. x 41 cm | ||
| Digital Origin | reformatted digital | ||
| Reformatting Quality | access | ||
| ORIGIN INFORMATION | |||
| Date Issued | approximately 1780 | ||
| Date Modified | 2015-05-14 | ||
| PARENT COLLECTION | |||
| Title | Colonel Richard Gimbel Collection of Thomas Paine Papers | ||
| Call Number | Mss.B.P165 | ||
| URL | http://amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.P165-ead.xml | ||
| ACCESS INFORMATION | |||
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