Missouri Compromise - Committee Rpt, Pg 1

Handwritten report of the House and Senate Conference Committee which hammered-out the details of the Missouri Compromise. 

House members wanted Missouri to be "free" while Senate members agreed Missouri could be "slave."

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Credits

U.S. National Archives, digital image 14/16/14-1571a.