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Stockton, T. H. (Thomas Hewlings), 1808-1868 Prayer at the dedication of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06072 Author/Creator: Stockton, T. H. (Thomas Hewlings), 1808-1868 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Broadside Date: 19 November 1863 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 29.6 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Published by William S. & Alfred Martien, Booksellers. Delivered 19 November 1863, though a precise print date for this document is not cited. Delivered by Reverend Thomas Hewlings Stockton, who previously served as Chaplain to the United States House of Representatives. States "our enemies-- they came unresisted ... They prepared to cast the chain of Slavery around the form of Freedom, binding life and death together forever."

Stockton, T. H. (Thomas Hewlings), 1808-1868
William S. & Alfred Martien (booksellers), fl. 1860-1864

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