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An act to carry into further execution the provisions of an act for completing the full payment of compensation to owners of slaves upon the abolition of slavery

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division

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Sidney Lapidus Slavery and Abolition Collection

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Title
An act to carry into further execution the provisions of an act for completing the full payment of compensation to owners of slaves upon the abolition of slavery
Names
Great Britain. Parliament (Creator)
Collection

Sidney Lapidus Slavery and Abolition Collection

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1837-12-23
Place: London
Publisher: printed by George Eyre and Andrew Spottiswoode, printers to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
Shelf locator: SC Rare Lapidus Collection Box 1 Folder 11
Topics
Slavery
Slave trade
Abolitionists
African Americans
Blacks
Enslaved persons
Abolition movement
Antislavery movements
Slaveholders -- Colonies -- Great Britain
Compensation (Law)
Genres
Administrative acts
Physical Description
Extent: Disbound. 19x31 cm.
Description
An act to carry into further execution the provisions of an act passed in the third and fourth years of his present Majesty, for compensating owners of slaves upon the abolition of slavery. An act to carry into further execution the provisions of an act for completing the full payment of compensation to owners of slaves upon the abolition of slavery.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 30552317
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20843916
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6b5b4730-9d31-0133-4e42-00505686d14e
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1837: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "An act to carry into further execution the provisions of an act for completing the full payment of compensation to owners of slaves upon the abolition of slavery" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1837-12-23. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1a7e89b0-d364-0133-6170-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "An act to carry into further execution the provisions of an act for completing the full payment of compensation to owners of slaves upon the abolition of slavery" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1a7e89b0-d364-0133-6170-00505686a51c

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. (1837-12-23). An act to carry into further execution the provisions of an act for completing the full payment of compensation to owners of slaves upon the abolition of slavery Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1a7e89b0-d364-0133-6170-00505686a51c

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An act to carry into further execution the provisions of an act for completing the full payment of compensation to owners of slaves upon the abolition of slavery