Dictamen de la comision de esclavos

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A report issued by a committee led by Juan Francisco Azcarate advocating for the abolition of slavery. The report is comprised of black text printed on two sheets of unbound white paper folded to form eight (8) total pages. At the top left corner of the first page is the number [69] with a circle around it and the numbers [6728] handwritten in pencil. The last page of the report has an illustration of a rose at the center. At the bottom of the back is [MEXICO 1821.] and [En la imrenta Imperial de D. Alejandro Valdes.]. The paper has yellowed and is worn around the edges.

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