We the men, women and children of the old colony of the Virgin Mary

Item Information

• Description
  One-page circular letter from "the Men, Women and Children of the Old Colony of the Virgin Mary," petitioning Congress to settle the slavery issue by agreement that "slave laws shall not pass West over the Indian country." The petitioners also request each state have a four-year term in the offices of President and Vice-President.

• Item ID
  bdsny31329
• Source Collection
  Broadsides and Ephemera Collection
• Spatial Coverage
  United States
  New York (State)
  Erie County (N.Y.)
  Buffalo (N.Y.)
• Language
  eng
• Title
  We the men, women and children of the old colony of the Virgin Mary
• Extent
  4 scans
• Date
  1861
• Folder
  NY3
• Type
  Text
  circular letters
• Subject
  United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
  Slavery
  Politics and government
  Indians of North America
  Race relations

• Copyright & Usage
  None