1838: Citizens of Sandwich petition the US Congress to end the “nefarious traffic in slaves” in the District of Columbia:

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SOURCE: Sandwich Historical Society

25 Dec 1838


One response to “Of One Blood All Nations (Sandwich, NH)”

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    […] more on the connections between abolition & women’s independence, see the 1838 Sandwich Petition, which was widely circulated by local women… whether or not their husbands […]

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