A Convention of Colored Persons from Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois
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A Convention of Colored Persons from Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois
Source
From Gale. 19th Century U.S. Newspapers. ©2008 Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, Inc. Reproduced by permission. www.cengage.com/permissions
Publisher
Atlas
Date
1842-06-04
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Transcription
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A convention of colored persons from Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, has been held at the Terre Haute, for the purpose of appointing the delegates to a National Convention at Philadelphia, having in view the melioration of the colored race, by settlement in the Oregon Territory, and the adoption of some measures to secure from Congress a grant of land in this new country.
A convention of colored persons from Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, has been held at the Terre Haute, for the purpose of appointing the delegates to a National Convention at Philadelphia, having in view the melioration of the colored race, by settlement in the Oregon Territory, and the adoption of some measures to secure from Congress a grant of land in this new country.
Convention Minutes Item Type Metadata
Convention Type
Regional Convention
City
Terre Haute
State
IN
Country
USA
Start Date
1842-05-30
Provenance
Library of Congress
Event ID
1842.IN-05.30.TERR
Citation
“A Convention of Colored Persons from Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois,” Colored Conventions Project Digital Records, accessed October 22, 2026, https://www.omeka.coloredconventions.org/items/show/2265.