Petition to Gov. to fill the office of Agt. For Col'd Seamen

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Creator / Contributor: Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society
Merrill, Amos B.
Massachusetts. Governor (1843-1844 : Morton)
Title: Petition to Gov. to fill the office of Agt. For Col'd Seamen
Collection Title: Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society records, 1832-1870
Date: 1843-08-30
Description: Petition [from the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society] to Massachusetts Governor Marcus Morton to appoint Amos B. Merrill to act as an agent for "colored seamen" in the ports of Charleston [South Carolina] and New Orleans [Louisiana].
Identifier: nyhs_mass_241
Mss Collection - Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society records
Subject: Abolitionists--United States
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--Massachusetts--Boston
Antislavery movements--Massachusetts--Boston
Slavery--Louisiana--New Orleans
Slavery--South Carolina--Charleston
Material type or medium of original: Petitions
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