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Lincoln, Levi, 1782-1868 Boston Courier report of the Union Meeting in Faneuil Hall

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.209 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Levi, 1782-1868 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Pamphlet Date: 1859 Pagination: 32 p. : Height: 23.5 cm, Width: 15.5 cm Order a Copy

Speeches and letters condemning John Brown and his raid, and preaching an end to sectionalism. Prints speeches given by Massachusetts governor Levi Lincoln, Edward Everett and Caleb Cushing during a meeting in Boston. Also contains related letters by "Ex-President Pierce, Judge Curtis, Ex Govs. Morton and Clifford, Profs. Felton and Pierce, Erasmus D. Beach, and Others." All disapprove of Brown's actions. Also printed is a list of those who attended the meeting. "Published by Clark, Fellows & Company, Office of the Boston Courier."

Everett, Edward, 1794-1865
Cushing, Caleb, 1800-1879
Lincoln, Levi Jr., 1782-1868
Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869

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