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Petition of S U Ilsley and 63 other ladies of the State of Maine praying the legislature would request our representatives in congress to use their utmost influence to have a resolve which was passed at the late session of congress, by the house of representatives declaring: “That no petition, resolution, memorial or other paper praying the abolition of slavery in the district of Columbia, or any State or teritory [territory] in the United States in which it now exists shall be received by this House or entertained any other way” rescinded And also that they may be heard before a committee, by counsel
House of Representatives February 15, 1841 Read and referred to the Committee who have under consideration the subject of Slavery is Sent up for concurrence
Geo C. Getchell Clerk
In Senate Feb. 16, 1841 read & recd in concurrence
Daniel Sanborn, Sec'y