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LeMoyne, Francis Julius, 1798-1879 To the free and independent voters of the city and county of Philadelphia

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05159 Author/Creator: LeMoyne, Francis Julius, 1798-1879 Place Written: s.l. Type: Broadside Date: circa 1843-1847 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 26.3 cm, Width: 22.8 cm Order a Copy

The Liberty Party of Philadelphia suggests nominations for an upcoming election. States the Party's principle as "opposition to slavery as the great moral and political evil of this land" and requests voters to consider the "continual encroachments of the slaveholding States upon the rights of the free States."

LeMoyne, Francis Julius, 1798-1879

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