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Child, Lydia Maria Francis, 1802-1880 [Statement of belief].

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06142 Author/Creator: Child, Lydia Maria Francis, 1802-1880 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph manuscript signed Date: November 1863 Pagination: 3 p. 20.2 x 12.5 cm Order a Copy

Condemns those who defend the perpetuation of slavery on the grounds that it was not proscribed by the Constitution and who wish for a return to the Union as it was. Includes poem lamenting the failure of the Founders to address slavery.

Child, Lydia Maria Francis, 1802-1880

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