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Concanen & Lee, fl. 1853-1863 Uncle Sam.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05508.013.11 Author/Creator: Concanen & Lee, fl. 1853-1863 Place Written: s.l. Type: Print Date: circa 1853-1863 Pagination: 1 print : col. Height: 34.5 cm, Width: 23.5 cm Order a Copy

Sheet music cover depicting a male runaway slave, Uncle Sam. "The Great Slave Song, respectfully dedicated to Anderson, the fugitive slave & sung with immense success by T. Maclagan." Written by G. W. Hunt with music by Frederic Archer.

Concanen & Lee, fl. 1853-1863
Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896
Archer, Frederic, fl. 1853-1863
Hunt, G.W., fl. 1853-1863

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