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Articles of Association
Articles of Association 10/20/1774
Letter from Benjamin Franklin to Vice President John Adams with Petition from the Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery
Letter from Benjamin Franklin to Vice President John Adams with Petition from the Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery 2/1790
Slave Trade Act of 1794
Slave Trade Act of 1794 3/22/1794
Petition Against the Slave Trade
Petition Against the Slave Trade 12/30/1799
Warrant for the Ship Charming Sally
Warrant for the Ship Charming Sally 7/9/1803
Deposition of Lewis Ferris
Deposition of Lewis Ferris 7/11/1803
Deposition of Phineas Dean
Deposition of Phineas Dean 7/14/1803
Act Prohibiting the Importation of Slaves
Act Prohibiting the Importation of Slaves 3/2/1807
Signing of the Treaty of Ghent
Signing of the Treaty of Ghent 12/24/1814 (Artwork 1914)
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of Ghent 12/24/1814
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