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To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States, in Congress assembled:
We the undersigned children of Eagleswood Perthamboy New Jersey Beg you to have slavery abolished and not have any more children sold;
This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. House of Representatives.
National Archives Identifier: 66329362
Full Citation: Petition from children in New Jersey to abolish slavery; 1864; Petitions and Memorials Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary; Records of the U.S. House of Representatives,; Center for Legislative Archives. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/petition-from-children-in-new-jersey-to-abolish-slavery/, November 12, 2026]
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