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Moore, Andrew Barry, 1807-1873 [Alabama's first official action to secede due to election of Lincoln]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02267 Author/Creator: Moore, Andrew Barry, 1807-1873 Place Written: Montgomery, Alabama Type: Document signed Date: 1860/11/28 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 34 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Refers to "the Election of Abraham Lincoln, a Black Republican."

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