SLAVE “TRAFFIC . . . MAY PRODUCE A CONTRAVENTION
OF THE LAWS OF YOUR STATE”
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(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION.) MADISON, JAMES.
Letter Signed, as
Secretary of State, to Governor of Georgia John Milledge,
sending a manuscript
copy of a letter to Madison by the acting Consul at Havana because it contains informa-
tion about slaves being brought illegally into Georgia. With additional Franking Signature
on address leaf. 3 pages, 4to, with address on terminal page; minor bleed-through overall,
seal tear at edge of first and terminal pages with minor loss to text, short closed separations
at folds.
[Washington], 15 December 1802
[1,500/2,500]
Although the practice of slavery was permitted in Georgia, the state Constitution of 1798 pro-
hibited the importation of slaves.
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(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION—CUBA.)
Autograph Letter Signed from the
American Consul J.A. Smith requesting the release of two “blackmen” incarcer-
ated in the Cuban prison at Cabanes.
Folio sheet, folded to form four pages, written
on one side.
Havana, October 31, 1835
[400/600]
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