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An act to prohibit the importation of slaves into any port or place within the jurisdiction of the United States, from after the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one 1808

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division

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Sidney Lapidus Slavery and Abolition Collection

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An act to prohibit the importation of slaves into any port or place within the jurisdiction of the United States, from after the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one 1808
Collection

Sidney Lapidus Slavery and Abolition Collection

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1807
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
Shelf locator: SC Rare Lapidus Collection Box 3 Folder 3
Topics
Slavery
Slave trade
Abolitionists
African Americans
Blacks
Enslaved persons
Abolition movement
Antislavery movements
Slavery -- Law and legislation -- United States
Genres
Administrative acts
Physical Description
Extent: Unbound. 2 pages. 33x51 cm.
Description
Article in the United States Gazette on an act to prohibit the importation of slaves into any port or place within the jurisdiction of the United States
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 930887204
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20847634
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 04ba6fd0-9d32-0133-165f-00505686d14e
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1807: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "An act to prohibit the importation of slaves into any port or place within the jurisdiction of the United States, from after the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one 1808" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1807. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/acff6eb0-b3f7-0133-a310-00505686d14e

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "An act to prohibit the importation of slaves into any port or place within the jurisdiction of the United States, from after the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one 1808" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 29, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/acff6eb0-b3f7-0133-a310-00505686d14e

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. (1807). An act to prohibit the importation of slaves into any port or place within the jurisdiction of the United States, from after the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one 1808 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/acff6eb0-b3f7-0133-a310-00505686d14e

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An act to prohibit the importation of slaves into any port or place within the jurisdiction of the United States, from after the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one 1808