A Convention of Colored Persons from Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois
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A Convention of Colored Persons from Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois
Source
From Gale. 19th Century U.S. Newspapers. ©2008 Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, Inc. Reproduced by permission. www.cengage.com/permissions
Publisher
Cleveland Daily Herald
Date
1842-06-04
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IMPORTANT PROJECT. - The Wabash Express, published at Terre Haute, states that a Convention of Colored People from Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, assembled at that place on Monday fortnight. Its object was to appoint delegates to a National Convention at Philadelphia, having in view the melioration of the colored race, by settlement in the Oregon territory, and the adoption of some measures to procure from Congress a grant of land in that new country.
IMPORTANT PROJECT. - The Wabash Express, published at Terre Haute, states that a Convention of Colored People from Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, assembled at that place on Monday fortnight. Its object was to appoint delegates to a National Convention at Philadelphia, having in view the melioration of the colored race, by settlement in the Oregon territory, and the adoption of some measures to procure from Congress a grant of land in that new country.
Convention Minutes Item Type Metadata
Convention Type
Regional Convention
City
Terre Haute
State
IN
Country
USA
Start Date
1842-05-30
Provenance
Western Reserve Historical Society
Event ID
1842.IN-05.30.TERR
Citation
Wabash Express, “A Convention of Colored Persons from Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois,” Colored Conventions Project Digital Records, accessed October 22, 2026, https://omeka.coloredconventions.org/items/show/2267.