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Campbell, Robert C., fl. 1861 To: James Beale.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05127.02 Author/Creator: Campbell, Robert C., fl. 1861 Place Written: Galveston, Texas Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1861/01/13 Pagination: 7 p. : Height: 27 cm, Width: 21.4 cm Order a Copy

Written as a pro-secession member of the Texas Secession Convention. Campbell accuses the North of bad faith on the question of slavery. Written at Galveston

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