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Des Moines County, Iowa Anti-Slavery Society minutes and declarations, 1844-1845
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2 //Proceedings of a Convention held in the pres////byterian Meetinghouse [^Round Prairie] March 27th. 1844////for the purpose of forming a Co. Anti Slavery// //Society. The meeting was called to order// //by electing Othniel Tolbert president// //and [line through the meeting] was opened by the president reading// //the 58.th chapt. of Isaiah and Addressing the// //throne of grace.. and appropriate Singing// // on motion of Fredrich Heizer a com//mittee of 3 were appointed to prepare and pres// //ent a Constitution// //Fredrick Heizer Wm. McClure D.G. Cartwrig// //ht. were appointed said committee// //the committee by their chairman repor// //ted the following Preamble and constitu// //tion which after much discussion was// //adopted and signed// //Preamble to the Constitution// //Whereas our national existance is based// // upon the inalieable rights of man as// //set forth in our declaration of Indepen// //dance in the which we have published to the//
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2 //Proceedings of a Convention held in the pres////byterian Meetinghouse [^Round Prairie] March 27th. 1844////for the purpose of forming a Co. Anti Slavery// //Society. The meeting was called to order// //by electing Othniel Tolbert president// //and [line through the meeting] was opened by the president reading// //the 58.th chapt. of Isaiah and Addressing the// //throne of grace.. and appropriate Singing// // on motion of Fredrich Heizer a com//mittee of 3 were appointed to prepare and pres// //ent a Constitution// //Fredrick Heizer Wm. McClure D.G. Cartwrig// //ht. were appointed said committee// //the committee by their chairman repor// //ted the following Preamble and constitu// //tion which after much discussion was// //adopted and signed// //Preamble to the Constitution// //Whereas our national existance is based// // upon the inalieable rights of man as// //set forth in our declaration of Indepen// //dance in the which we have published to the//
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