To the Senate and House of Representatives: I herewith transmit to the honorable House of Representatives, for the information of the two Houses, a copy of a report and resolutions adopted by the legislature of South Carolina, in relation to the controversy between the states of Georgia and Maine, growing out of a requisition of the executive of the former, upon the executive of the latter, for certain alleged fugitives from justice...
[Boston]: 1840. Paperback. 41p. String tied. No separate wrapper. 26 cm. Mostly modest foxing. Bottom and right edges unevenly trimmed. House No. 54. South Carolina's request to the State of Maine, found at pages 2-12, involved the capture and rendition of two men alleged to have aided in the escape..... More