Philodemic Society Debate, 1830 or 1831
Dublin Core
Title
Philodemic Society Debate, 1830 or 1831
Subject
Slavery--Georgetown University; Debating Societies--Slavery
Description
The minute book for Georgetown's Philodemic Society records that members debated the issue of slavery in its first year. The date of the debate is not given, but it was probably late in 1830 or early 1831.
Creator
Publisher
Date
1830-1831
Contributor
Adam Rothman
Rights
Georgetown University Archives
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Manuscript
Identifier
GSA78
Coverage
1830-1831
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
10th Do. Should slaves be liberated? Debaters Jno H Digges + Saml A Mulledy in the negative; Benj. Riush Floyd and James McSherry in the Affirmative. Decided in the negative.
Original Format
Manuscript
Files
Collection
Citation
Digital Georgetown, “Philodemic Society Debate, 1830 or 1831,” Georgetown Slavery Archive, accessed January 21, 2025, https://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/86.