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1796 Printed Government Ordinance Forbidding Slavery in The Territory of Ohio

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1796 Printed Government Ordinance Forbidding Slavery in The Territory of Ohio
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Historic 1796 Imprint Forbidding Slavery in the Northwest Territories Stating: “There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude...”
1796-Dated, Imprint Document titled, “An Ordinance For the Government of the Territory of the United States Northwest of the River Ohio,” Very Fine.
This original imprint measures 7.75” x 4.75” has 16 pages, being disbound from “The Laws of the United States of America.” Light toning and staining, not affecting legibility. It was published in 1796 by Richard Folwell of Philadelphia. The final nine pages of this document containing the Table of Contents for all three volumes of Folwell’s historic publication. That Table includes the laws passed at the First and Second Sessions of Congress, and the Treaties between the U. S. and other nations. The first seven pages hold the seven Articles of the Northwest Ordinance. Article VII forbids Slavery in the Northwest Territory.