American Historical Ephemera and Photography

Memorial and Resolutions of the Legislature of the Missouri Territory, and a Copy of the Census of the Fall of 1817: Amounting to 19,218 Males. December 8, 1819. Referred to a Select Committee. Washington [D.C.]: Printed by Gales & Seaton, 1819.

6pp (2 blank), 6 x 9 1/2 in. (toning, scattered spotting, creasing). House document, 16th Congress, 1st Session, No. 4. Addressed to the "Honorable the Senate, and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled." The Memorial is signed in type by David Barton, Speaker of the Missouri House, Benjamin Emmons, President of the Legislative Council, Thomas F. Riddick, President of the Legislative Council, pro tem, and John Scott.

The first petition for Missouri statehood adopted by the Missouri territorial legislature and presented to the House by Missouri delegate John Scott. An important piece in the history of American slavery and abolition, uncommon in trade. Early American Imprints, Second Series; no. 49864. Shaw & Shoemaker 49864.