The proceedings of this House in 1790, in reference to petitions on the matter of the slave trade, and of slavery in the States, have been cited. It has been said that those petitions were not received.
-- Caleb Cushing
   
Caleb Cushing   Name:
Caleb Cushing
Type:
Diplomat
Nationality:
American
Birth:
January 17, 1800
Death:
January 2, 1879
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