Document signed by Dr. E. Baily, W.W. Byrd, Jas. Freeman [or Truman], Dr. M. McClintic, B.B. Sullivan, and Jas. Jackson, members of a committee appointed by citizens of the surrounding neighborhoods. Dated Monroe City, Missouri, and addressed to Mrs. Oyler and Wilson, the document requests that anti-slavery demonstrations should be suppressed and ministers should stop preaching anti-slavery doctrines. [gift of Mrs. (word unclear) Logan Miller, Palmyra, 1918], 1858 May 1

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 5

Identifier: D01373

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Document signed Dr. E. Baily, W.W. Byrd, Jas. Freeman [or Truman], Dr. M. McClintic, B.B. Sullivan, and Jas. Jackson, members of a committee appointed by citizens of the surrounding neighborhoods, Monroe City, Missouri, addressed to Mrs. Oyler and Wilson, May 1, 1858

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Slaves and Slavery Collection is an artificial, or subject-based, collection comprising a variety of documents that have been placed in this collection over the years due to their common subject matter. Approximately half of the documents in the collection are receipts for sales of slaves, some of which were recorded in various courts. The collection also includes deeds of emancipation; personal correspondence; and broadsides offering rewards for the capture of runaway slaves.