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Prentice, George Dennison, 1802-1870 Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 33, no. 315 (October 2, 1863)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.14.18 Author/Creator: Prentice, George Dennison, 1802-1870 Place Written: Louisville, Kentucky Type: Newspaper Date: 2 October 1863 Pagination: 4 p. ; 68 x 50.5 cm. Order a Copy

An editorial from London theorizes about American arms. A letter to the editor responds to a previous letter generalizing about the nature of Kentuckians. A long report from Chattanooga discusses war efforts there, with a Nashville report of an explosion at the barracks there. An inquiry was made into the death of an imprisoned runaway slave, but found death to be the result of a chill and not a whipping.

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