CollectionsThe constitution of the New Jersey Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery; to which is annexed, extracts from a law of New Jersey, passed the 2d March, 1786, and supplement to the same, passed the 26th November, 1788
The constitution of the New Jersey Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery; to which is annexed, extracts from a law of New Jersey, passed the 2d March, 1786, and supplement to the same, passed the 26th November, 1788
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Content: The law passed March 2, 1786 was: An act to prevent the importation of slaves into the State of New Jersey, and to authorize the manumission of them under certain restrictions, and to prevent the abuse of slaves.
x The constitution of the New Jersey Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery; to which is annexed, extracts from a law of New Jersey, passed the 2d March, 1786, and supplement to the same, passed the 26th November, 1788