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Voorhees, Daniel Wolsey, 1827-1897 The American citizen

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01265.08 Author/Creator: Voorhees, Daniel Wolsey, 1827-1897 Place Written: Terre Haute, Indiana Type: Pamphlet Date: 1860 Pagination: 39 p. : Height: 22 cm, Width: 14 cm Order a Copy

Published by R.H. Simpson & Co. in Terre Haute, Indiana. A signature, "Jas. H. Williams" is inscribed on the lower center of the front cover. An address delivered before the Jefferson and Washington societies of the University of Virginia. Argues that as members of a governing race (Anglo-Saxon race), the audience has a responsibility to preserve the constitutional liberty established by the founding fathers.

Voorhees, Daniel Wolsey, 1827-1897

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