An amendment to the United States Constitution to abolish slavery introduced during the American Civil War.
Committee of Elections of the House of Representatives for the Thirty-Eighth Session of Congress.
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The Petitions on the Massachusetts and Missouri Contested Elections are received from the House.
To the honorable the House of Representatives of the United States:
The undersigned respectfully represents that he claims the right to the seat in the House of Representatives of the United States, for which the honorable F. P. Blair, jr., holds the certificate of election from the first congressional district of the State of Missouri, and asks that his claim be referred to the Committee of Elections.
SAMUEL KNOX.