Report for loss of Slave Compensation
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Title
Report for loss of Slave Compensation
Subject
Report to the Senate
Description
James Murray Mason, Senator from Virginia, on behalf of a Virginia couple, write the Senate in hopes of compensation for slaves who were taken during the War of 1812 by the British. This report is only meant to agitate the Northern States and push the divide between the slave owning and non slave owning states.
Creator
James Murray Mason
Source
Senate Committee Report
Publisher
James Murray Mason; Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate
Date
08, March, 1860
Contributor
Michael Pinkerton
Rights
Public Domain; U.S Senate
Relation
The Congressional
Format
Typed Text
Language
English
Type
Petition
Identifier
1039 S.rp.125
https://congressional-proquest-com.mutex.gmu.edu/congressional/docview/t47.d48.1039_s.rp.125?accountid=14541
https://congressional-proquest-com.mutex.gmu.edu/congressional/docview/t47.d48.1039_s.rp.125?accountid=14541
Coverage
The source is significant in showing how Murray worked to push for slavery at a time when the nation was at a boiling point on the topic. It is clear by pushing a small petition, based on events from 1812, he is agitating things to a point of no return.
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
Report to the Senate
Original Format
Typed Text
Files
Citation
James Murray Mason, “Report for loss of Slave Compensation,” Mason's Legacies, accessed April 26, 2024, https://masonslegacies.org/items/show/990.