15th Congress > House > Vote 96

Date: 1819-02-19

Result: 89-87

Vote Subject Matter: Civil Liberties / Domestic Social Policy

Sponsor: ROBERTSON, George (D-KY)

Bill number: HR238

Description: TO CONCUR WITH A SELECT COMMITTEE IN AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 238, TO STRIKE OUT: "AND ALL CHILDREN BORN OF SLAVES WITHIN THE SAID TERRITORY, SHALL BE FREE, BUT MAY BE HELD TO SERVICE UNTIL THE AGE OF TWENTY-FIVE YEARS". (J. P.291)

Original source documents: Annals of Congress vol. 34, p. 1273; House Journal vol. 12, p. 291;

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