Report of the Committee on Emancipation, 1864 | Louisiana Research Collection

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Collection Overview

Title: Report of the Committee on Emancipation, 1864

ID: LaRC/Manuscripts Collection M-451

Primary Creator: Louisiana. Constitutional Convention (1864)

Extent: 1.0 Folders

Arrangement: The collection is arranged as follows: Report of the Committee on Emancipation, Minority Report copies. The collection consists of one folder.

Date Acquired: 03/04/1948

Subjects: Abell, Edmund, 1812-1884., Bonzano, Maximilian F., Louisiana. Constitution (1864), Louisiana. Constitutional Convention (1864), Slaves -- Emancipation.

Forms of Material: Correspondence., Reports.

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The collection consists of the Report of the Committee on Emancipation (of slavery) to the President and members of the Convention for the Revision and Amendment of the Constitution of Louisiana. Maximilian Ferdinand Bonzano was the chairman of the Committee on Emancipation. The collection also includes two copies of the Minority Report of the Committee on Emancipation submitted by Edmund Abell (one copy has added handwritten commentary).

Biographical Note

The Louisiana Constitutional Convention of 1864 abolished slavery and disposed of Louisiana's old order of rule by planters and merchants, but it did not give African Americans the right to vote. Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 did not apply to Union-held territory. Therefore, slavery continued in the thirteen Louisiana parishes under Union control. The new constitution, did, however, authorize the state legislature to extend voting rights to black men who fought for the Union, owned property, or were literate. The Committee on Emancipation was chaired by Maximilian Ferdinand Bonzano.

Subject/Index Terms

Abell, Edmund, 1812-1884.
Bonzano, Maximilian F.
Louisiana. Constitution (1864)
Louisiana. Constitutional Convention (1864)
Slaves -- Emancipation.

Administrative Information

Repository: Louisiana Research Collection

Access Restrictions: Collection is open to the public. No known restrictions.

Use Restrictions: Physical rights are retained by the Louisiana Research Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.

Acquisition Source: Baron Hans von Feilitzsch.

Acquisition Method: Gift.

Preferred Citation: Report of the Committee on Emancipation, Manuscripts Collection M-451, Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118.

Processing Information: Collection processed in 1977 by KFP.

Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid information entered in Archon by LAC Group in 2011.

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Folder 1: Report of the Committee on Emancipation, 1864: Report of the Committee on Emancipation (of slavery) to the President and members of the Convention for the Revision and Amendment of the Constitution of Louisiana. Minority Report of the Committee on Emancipation, two copies submitted by Edmund Abell (one copy has added handwritten commentary).

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