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[on the left, written in portrait format] Petition of Samuel Laphous[?] of 127-praying for a Legislative Protest against the admission of any New State into this union whose constitution tolerates domestic slavery —
in Senate Feb 9 1838 Read and referred to the Committee that have under consideration of the petition of Phineas Higgins and others. Sent down for consideration[?] N. S. Littlefield, Pres House of Representatives Feb 10, 1838 Read + concurred. E. H. Allen Speaker
Jan 4, table, by J. Robinson
[on the right, written in landscape format] Petition for union stance against admission of any new slaves late into the union. Males 55 Females 73 [line] Total 128