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Peace Petition to Congress

  • 1847

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Description

Citizens of Trumbull County, Ohio, sent this petition to Congress. They asked Congress to end the Mexican War, which had begun a year before.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. House of Representatives.

National Archives Identifier: 595303

Full Citation: Peace Petition to Congress from the Inhabitants of Trumbull County, Ohio; 1847; Petitions and Memorials, Resolutions of State Legislatures, and Related Documents Which Were Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs during the 58th Congress; (HR58A-H6.6); Petitions and Memorials, 1822 – 1968; Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, Record Group 233; National Archives Building, Washington, DC. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/peace-petition/, November 9, 2026]

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