| Location | Baltimore, Maryland |
|---|---|
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Names Mentioned | – |
| Date | February 1863 |
| Document Title | Maryland Unionists to the U.S. Congress |
| Document Description | Jno. T. Graham et al. to the Congress of the United States of America, [Feb. 1863}, enclosed in Jno. T. Graham to Hon. Thos. H. Hicks, 28 Feb. 1863, 37A-J4, Petitions & Memorials, ser. 547, 37th Congress, RG 46 [E-76}. The covering letter noted that the petitioners were "loyal citizens" of Baltimore. Among the signatures are those of Judge Hugh L. Bond and Quaker abolitionist John A. Needles. A notation on the wrapper reads "ordered to lie on the Table." (from The Destruction of Slavery, page 369) |
| Transcription |
To the Congress of the United States of America: The undersigned Loyal Citizens of Maryland being sincerely anxious that Maryland shall cease to tolerate Slavery, and convinced that a grant of ten millions of dollars will suffice to compensate for the inconveniencies, public and private, and to alleviate the shock to the industry of the State, incident to such a change, respectfully petition your Honorable Body for the passage of such an act, subject to such conditions as may be thought reasonable to exclude disloyal persons from taking any benefit under it. [26 signatures] |
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