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[Obituary of David P. Harmon]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06143.27 Author/Creator: Place Written: Haverhill, Massachusetts Type: Newspaper clipping Date: 1877-1900 Pagination: 1 clipping Height: 32 cm, Width: 6 cm Order a Copy

Describes Harmon as a horticulturalist, farmer, and abolitionist. Mentions that Harmon withdrew from his religious associations due to the "complicity of the church... with the crime of slavery." Harmon was also a member of the Masonic fraternity. Gives brief information on funeral services.

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