Box 1
Container
Contains 25 Results:
Articles on slavery, abolition, and colonization, Apr. 5, 1837-Apr. 18, 1838. Folder contains assorted articles on the issues surrounding slavery. Articles from Ithaca Daily Chronicle and The Ithaca Journal and Herald.
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 19
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
From the Collection:
Petitions to Congress from inhabitants of Tompkins County concerning abolition of slavery in Washington, DC, the annexation of Texas, and other anti-slavery issues, 1836-1845; tax schedules, and photocopies of articles from the Ithaca Chronicle, Ithaca Journal, Trumansburg Advertiser, and The Flag, containing speeches, letters, essays, election results and reports of anti-slavery and...
Dates:
1834-1848.
Residents of Tompkins County call meeting to discuss fiscal problems they believe caused by politicians in Albany. Article appears in May 7, 1834 Ithaca Daily Chronicle., May 7, 1834
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 20
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
From the Collection:
Petitions to Congress from inhabitants of Tompkins County concerning abolition of slavery in Washington, DC, the annexation of Texas, and other anti-slavery issues, 1836-1845; tax schedules, and photocopies of articles from the Ithaca Chronicle, Ithaca Journal, Trumansburg Advertiser, and The Flag, containing speeches, letters, essays, election results and reports of anti-slavery and...
Dates:
May 7, 1834
1845 census for Tompkins County and New York State. Articles from the Ithaca Journal., 1845
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 21
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
From the Collection:
Petitions to Congress from inhabitants of Tompkins County concerning abolition of slavery in Washington, DC, the annexation of Texas, and other anti-slavery issues, 1836-1845; tax schedules, and photocopies of articles from the Ithaca Chronicle, Ithaca Journal, Trumansburg Advertiser, and The Flag, containing speeches, letters, essays, election results and reports of anti-slavery and...
Dates:
1845
Listing of New York State Senate districts, Dec. 1845 . Article from Ithaca Journal is incomplete., Dec. 1845
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 22
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
From the Collection:
Petitions to Congress from inhabitants of Tompkins County concerning abolition of slavery in Washington, DC, the annexation of Texas, and other anti-slavery issues, 1836-1845; tax schedules, and photocopies of articles from the Ithaca Chronicle, Ithaca Journal, Trumansburg Advertiser, and The Flag, containing speeches, letters, essays, election results and reports of anti-slavery and...
Dates:
Dec. 1845
Call for county meeting of Democrats. Article from Sept. 16, 1840 Ithaca Journal., Sept. 16, 1840
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 23
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
From the Collection:
Petitions to Congress from inhabitants of Tompkins County concerning abolition of slavery in Washington, DC, the annexation of Texas, and other anti-slavery issues, 1836-1845; tax schedules, and photocopies of articles from the Ithaca Chronicle, Ithaca Journal, Trumansburg Advertiser, and The Flag, containing speeches, letters, essays, election results and reports of anti-slavery and...
Dates:
Sept. 16, 1840
Announcements of Free Soil meetings, July 26-Sept. 27, 1848 . Articles from Ithaca Journal., July 26-Sept. 27, 1848
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 24
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
From the Collection:
Petitions to Congress from inhabitants of Tompkins County concerning abolition of slavery in Washington, DC, the annexation of Texas, and other anti-slavery issues, 1836-1845; tax schedules, and photocopies of articles from the Ithaca Chronicle, Ithaca Journal, Trumansburg Advertiser, and The Flag, containing speeches, letters, essays, election results and reports of anti-slavery and...
Dates:
July 26-Sept. 27, 1848
Listing of 1848 Democratic nominations for federal, state, and local offices. Article from Oct. 25, 1848 Ithaca Journal., 1848
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 25
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
From the Collection:
Petitions to Congress from inhabitants of Tompkins County concerning abolition of slavery in Washington, DC, the annexation of Texas, and other anti-slavery issues, 1836-1845; tax schedules, and photocopies of articles from the Ithaca Chronicle, Ithaca Journal, Trumansburg Advertiser, and The Flag, containing speeches, letters, essays, election results and reports of anti-slavery and...
Dates:
1848
Petition to Congress from Residents of Tompkins County. Undated.
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
- Petitioners request:
- 1. No state be admitted into the Union that allows domestic slavery
- 2. Rejection of all proposals for annexation of Texas
Dates:
1834-1848.
Petition to Congress from Residents of Tompkins County, Nov. 1837 ., Nov. 1837
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
- Petitioners request:
- 1. Abolition of slavery in District of Columbia
- 2. Abolition of internal slave trade between the States
Dates:
Nov. 1837
Petition to Congress from Residents of Tompkins County, Sept. 1, 1835, Jan. 12, 1836, and undated.
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
- Petitioners request:
- Outlawing of slavery and slave trade in District of Columbia
Dates:
1834-1848.