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Peckham, writing from New York City, described the strong anti-slavery feelings that had emerged among many Northerners in the wake of the March 6, 1857, Supreme Court decision in the Dred Scott case in which it was ruled that Congress had no authority to prohibit slavery in federal territories (such as the Kansas Territory).
Creator: Peckham, James
Date: March 20, 1857
Item Number: 90305
Call Number: Henry Miles Moore Coll. #450 Box 1 Folder 3
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90305
Collections - Manuscript - Moore, Henry Miles
Community Life - Town development - Town companies - New England Emigrant Aid Company
Date - 1854-1860 - 1857
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Courts - United States Supreme Court
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Moore, Henry Miles
Places - Other States - New York
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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