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Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872 The British counter claims

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03409 Author/Creator: Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872 Place Written: New York Type: Autograph manuscript Date: circa 1872 Pagination: 6 p. : Height: 31.6 cm, Width: 19.4 cm Order a Copy

This editorial examines American responsibility to compensate for destroyed British property during the Civil War. British citizen George Adlain had considered staying in America but his property on Missionary Ridge had suffered damage during the battle.

Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872

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