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�[left hand side of document], Petition of Stephen Sewall + fifty others praying that our our Senators in Congress be "instructed" and Our Representatives "requested" to use all proper means to effect the entire abolition of Slavery in the District of Columbia

                            House of Representatives
                                   Feby 7. 1837

Read and referred to Mesrs. Holmes of Winthrop. Holmes of Alfred, Goodenow of Paris, Hop- kins of New Portland, Appleton of Portland, Marden of Palermo and Rollins of Nobleboro on the part of the House, with such as the Senate may join Such as for concurrence.

                  H. Hamlin    Speaker

In Senate, Feb. 8, 1837, Read + further consideration postponed till the 8 Feb. 1937

                      J. C. Talbot Pres.
                E. Holmes  Wm Thiefs

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+�[left hand side of document],
+Petition of Stephen
+Sewall + fifty others
+praying that our our
+Senators in Congress
+be "instructed" and
+Our Representatives
+"requested" to use all
+proper means to
+effect the entire
+abolition of Slavery
+in the District of
+Columbia
+                             House of Representatives
+                                    Feby 7. 1837
+Read and referred to Mesrs.
+Holmes of Winthrop. Holmes of
+Alfred, Goodenow of Paris, Hop-
+kins of New Portland, Appleton
+of Portland, Marden of Palermo
+and Rollins of Nobleboro on
+the part of the House, with
+such as the Senate may join
+Such as for concurrence.
+                   H. Hamlin    Speaker
+In Senate, Feb. 8, 1837,
+Read + further consideration
+postponed till the 8 Feb. 1937
+                       J. C. Talbot Pres.
+                 E. Holmes  Wm Thiefs