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Title An Answer to the Common Objections to Chinese Testimony; and an Earnest Appeal to the Legislature of California for Their Protection by Our Law
Author Speer, William (1822-1904)
Date 1857
Document Type Printed Book
Publisher Information Chinese Mission House, San Francisco
Reference Vault 112
Library / Archive California Historical Society
Description An appeal for the protection of Chinese immigrants by Californian laws. The document discusses the nature of the Chinese race, with the aim of determining whether or not the 'strangers in our midst' should indeed be protected.
Theme(s) Politics, Legislation and Governance
Country (from) China
Country (to) United States of America
Places California, United States
Nationality Chinese; American
People Mansfield, Lord; Davis, Sir J F
Keywords religion, punishment, citizenship, national character, science, oath
Additional Information Please note: Some of the metadata for this document has been taken from the California Historical Society catalogue.
Language English
Copyright California Historical Society