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Reader's Companion to American History: Wilmot Proviso - Brief overview of the amendment passed by the House of Representatives in 1846 and 1847 but defeated by the Senate.
Wilmot Proviso, 1846 - Text of David Wilmot's amendment to President James K. Polk's appropriation bill.
Wilmot Proviso, The - Describes the background and effect of the 1846 measure stipulating that slavery and involuntary servitude be barred from lands acquired from Mexico as a result of war.

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