Memorial of Professor S.S. Schmucker, relative to binding out minor colored children : read in the House of Representatives, March 7, 1839.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Schmucker, S. S. (Samuel Simon), 1799-1873
Corporate Authors:	Pennsylvania. General Assembly. House of Representatives, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Adam Matthew Digital (Firm)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Harrisburg : Boas & Coplan, printers, 1839.
Series:	Slavery, abolition & social justice.
Subjects:	1775-1865 Free African Americans > Legal status, laws, etc. > Pennsylvania. African American children > Legal status, laws, etc. > Pennsylvania. Indentured servants > Pennsylvania. African American apprentices > Pennsylvania. African American apprentices Indentured servants Politics and government Pennsylvania > Politics and government > 1775-1865. Pennsylvania
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Description
Item Description:	A bill proposing that African American children in Pennsylvania above the age of 14 (boys) and 13 (girls) be bound by indenture as apprentices to some trade, industry or service.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (7 pages)
Location of Originals/Duplicates Note:	Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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