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Nathan Sargent from Frank Granger, Aug. 20, 1856

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Title	Nathan Sargent from Frank Granger, Aug. 20, 1856
Creator	Granger, Francis, 1792-1868
Description	Letter describing the recent debate over the reorganization of Kansas, the Fugitive Slave Law, and a vote on the unconstitutionality of the Compromise of 1850.
Date	1856
Subject - LCA	Sargent, Nathan, 1794-1875 Granger, Francis, 1792-1868 Whig Party (U.S.) United States--Politics and government--19th century United States--Officials and employees National intelligencer, Washington, D.C. Compromise of 1850 Whig Convention United States. Congress
Geographic Terms	Canandaigua (N.Y.), Virginia, Kansas, Nebraska, Baltimore (Md.), Albany (N.Y.)
Source	Civil War & Slavery Collection, Nathan Sargent Papers, LEM200449 (15485)
Rights	For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact Grand Valley State University Special Collections at collections@gvsu.edu
Publisher	Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401
Type	text
Format	text/jp2
Identifier	NS1-15485
Local collection	Abraham Lincoln, Civil War and Slavery

Title	Sargent Page 1
Rights	For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact Grand Valley State University Special Collections at collections@gvsu.edu
Publisher	Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401
Transcript	[Page 1] Canandaigua N. York 20 August 1856 Dear Sir , The Intelligencer of the 13th inst: (biweekly of the 14th) has a speech of Mr. Letcher of Virginia delivered 2d. Aug: in which he charges that Mr. Wade & others with having voted for a fugitive slave law in Kansas & Nebraska. Mr. Wade owned it - like a man & Giddings squirmed . This was in the 24th Sec: of McDunn’s bill for the reorganization of Kansas - as quoted & acknowledged it is a "flatfooted" fugitive slave law - it would seem to have been voted for by the Republicans generally. Will you have this thing carefully looked to. & send me the ayes & noes. I presume
Local collection	Abraham Lincoln, Civil War and Slavery

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