Communication from his excellency Gov. Thomas to the legislature of Maryland : enclosing statements in regard to the re-capture of fugitive slaves.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate author / creator:	Maryland. Governor (1848-1851 : Thomas)
Imprint:	[Annapolis, Maryland?] : by the House of Delegates, read and ordered to be printed, [1850]
Description:	1 online resource (17 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	Document ; B Document (Maryland. General Assembly. House of Delegates) ; 1849, B.
Subject:	Fugitive slaves -- Law and legislation -- Maryland. Fugitive slaves -- Law and legislation -- Pennsylvania. Fugitive slaves -- Law and legislation -- New York (State) Fugitive slaves -- Legal status, laws, etc. Maryland.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13530943

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Varying Form of Title:	Enclosing statements in regard to the re-capture of fugitive slaves
Other authors / contributors:	Thomas, Philip F. (Philip Francis), 1810-1890. Maryland. General Assembly. House of Delegates.
Notes:	"January 11th, 1850."--Title page. Print version record.
Summary:	Governor Thomas' statements regarding two cases which involved the re-capture of fugitive slaves, one in New York and the other in Pennsylvania. Of note, in the latter case, a Maryland citizen was arrested for kidnapping an enslaved person, who was a fugitive. In both instances the governor supported the right to recapture enslaved persons that had escaped to the Northern states.
Other form:	Print version: Maryland. Governor (1848-1851 : Thomas). Communication from his excellency Gov. Thomas to the legislature of Maryland. [Annapolis, Md.?] : By the House of Delegates, read and ordered to be printed, [1850]

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