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Kelley, William D. (1814-1890) The dangers and duties of the hour: an address delivered at concert hall

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01265.24 Author/Creator: Kelley, William D. (1814-1890) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Pamphlet Date: 1866 Pagination: 12 p. ; 22 x 14 cm. Order a Copy

Published by Chronicle Book and Job Print. Denounces president Andrew Johnson as an untrustworthy leader and one who easily pardons traitors, primarily Southern rebels. Includes a letter written to Kelley by Governor W.G. Brownlow of Tennessee as a testament of Johnson's betrayal of the Union.

Kelley, William Darrah, 1814-1890
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805-1877

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