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�To the Honorable the Legislature of the State of Maine
The undersigned, Inhabit in of East Machias in the County of
Washington. Respectfully, pray your honorable body, to adopt resolutions,
declaring:
1. That Congress has the constitutional power to abolish slavery, and the
slave trade, in the District of Columbia.
2. That it has the constitutional power to abolish them in the several
Territories of the Union, where they exist.
3. That it has the constitutional power to prohibit the Slave trade between the
several States of the Union.
4. That in regard to all these particulars, Congress ought immediately to
exercise that power.
We also pray your honorable body, to send a copy of said resolutions to each
of the Senators and Representatives of this State, in
Congress, to be by them laid before that body;--to the Governors of the several
States, to be by them laid before their respective
legislatures; and to the President of the United States.
We Further pray your honorable body, to instruct Senators and request the Representatives of this State in Congress, to use
their utmost influence, for the immediate abolition of slavery and the sla ve trade in
the District of Columbia; and in these Territories
of the Union where they exist;-- and also for the immediate prohibition of the slave
trade between several states.
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Stephen H West George F Talbot Sally Smith Chason Ch Chiles James G Whittman J.H. Talbot Sarah S Nelson [struck out]Stephen H West George Harris Rebecca OB Talbot John Hathaway N L Allen Drucilla W Hamm Peter Talbot Adam Johnson Mrs Apphia Foster Otis Wilson Jacob Veazie Apphia Foster George H Avery Samuel Foster Mary Harmon Samuel Sevey J. H. Hitchcock Israel Maury Ann Ellishie Samuel Crosby 153 Males Abugail Luelly Jesse Brown 136 Females Minouk Jolson Abram McQuillin 299 Mary L Lewis Saml Elsimone Mary L Henmaston Edward McGrath Rucket M Crosby James Nelson Lucy H Baker Stephen T Foster Phebe A. Watonon William Gottllim Inoio Chapman W. O. Talbot Hannah Foster Josiah Thing Laura Obemis
Betsey Libby
Nancy Bryant
Mary Woodruff
John Kenvier Elm Hanscom Edward Foster Comfort Foster Edward H Hiswell Mores Elmenan Susan Mark Thomas Elliott Ruth Cutler P. F. Folsom Laura Stone Nathan Wilson Martha L Poor Nathaniel Drew Rebecca G Farrell Isaac Huntly Deborah A Dickinson Theophilus Dae Ruth Horiey Jacob Foster Mary Ann Patch Paul Gardner Theho Hall H S Chase Codelva Dae John Clift Mary L Foster
Dousitta Cates
Samuel Cates Mary C Talbot Charles Foster Emily Talbot Ezikel Rich Mary D Weston Albert Brown Anna Howe Martin Leighton O.G. Weston Samuel Wheeler Jr. Sarah Libbey Geo. W. Wakefield Penmely Hatheway John Murphy Hannah Hatheway Andrew Foster Mary Hatheway S. H. Chase Isabella Nelson Wm Chace Jr Sarah Tm Nelson Anori M Chace Hannah Osmi John Benny Jr Mary F Norton John McThellae Jr Sally C Foster Josefis Hoyt Rachel Robinson
Thigel Maber
Owen Smith Rachel Youter Newman Z. Stone Tammy Foster Ambrose Inam Abigail M Druery P. J. Harris Mary Triemy[?] Moses Hanscom Betsey Trery John Babcock Abigail Silley Hubert Hall Bamhana Leighton John Dolmpy Lucy Right Daniel Hanscom Deborah Brown Aamose Greenwood Maria G Brown Sampson Rushton Eliz Rich
Sarah Scatt
Charles Elden Martha O'Brien Stephen Sewell Cynthia F Harris Gemmallol Demmond Jr Mary Ann Sevey
Phebe Duelly
Roswell Hitchcock D Tientesen Dom Foster Susan Gooch
Lucy E Funox
C. F. Covey Nancy Gooch C W Foster Sarah Brown James Ceddamb Lydia Hanscom Saml W. Pope Cady Hanscom Merin Gaielson Lydia F. Johnson J. E. Sevey Olive F. Johnson Lynus Sanborn Sarah A Ramsdell William Mark Nancy A Dennison Ovid Burrall Cynthia O Pevey John Lamshell Phebe Sevey P Lane Lydia Sevey Charles Maguire Eliza Abbel James Budday Sam Cook Lucy L Goold James Cook Mary Andreson Levi Abbott Thankful Andreson
Mary Andreson
Joshua Lowry Sarah Lawren Warren F Hooq Hannah Dwelly
Susan Dwelly
John Whelan Margery Pierce Silvanus Hanscom Mary A Pierce Silas Turner Cynthia Hanscom L A Cook Clarissa Barter Phillip Gale Fanny Cook Lemuel T Avery Drusella Cook Ebenn Gardner Marian Johnson James Hartay Abigail Perry John Crowley Frederik Talbot Mary Avery Rafin Libby Emily Lasler Nathaniel Hosman Longfellow Leighton Elvira Rich R W Armstrong Fanny Rich Wm Chase Hannah E Slaon[?]
Joanne Luce
Jeremiah Munson Nancy Whitten John Andrew Sally Huntley Peter P James Genesh Gaboury Edward Esamon Olive G Thing Daniel Huntley Jr Learnoy Crocker Luther Drully Mary Lowry
Hannah G Sevey
James Pulman Betsey Huntman
Susan Keller
George W Sevey Deborah Wiswell Jonas Piner Eliza Wilson James S Baker Mary H Talbot John Norton Susan Sandborn Wm Libby Ann McGrath John Brown Lydia Foster John M Lynaque Eliza Kilby Frederick Pierce Drusilla West Alfred Hanscom Mary West Isaac Lohreen Caroline P Brya Joseph Sevey Martha Chase Stephen P Kennerstar Lucy S Chase Wm N. Shuson Susan P Chase George [?] Cynthia F Chase James M Wiswell Lucy Chase John Berry Drusilla Foster Benjamin Coffin Delia S Foster John Mclewellin Carolin Samson Ephraim Chase Sarah R G Simpson Cyrus F West Betsy Turner Elizn Chase Hannah G Chase Cayner W Chase Alice Chase Babel Long Simeon Thing John Nuwan James Thompson Alfred Garane Christ Huntley Peter McDonald U.L. Hitchcock John A Pose K. T. Frenboyn Daniel Hanscom 2 Earl Woodruff Wm A Croshin Silos T Dawlin Simeon H Chase John Pierce J G Dicksom Thanter Gardner F A Wilson Isaac Richenes James Perkins S H Talbot Ezra Stevens Louis Foster Ebenezer F Holmes Arthur Bridgham Samuel Bagley Charles Albee