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Latimer, George, fl. 1864 Appeal for prayer and thanksgiving "Union liberty and victory. Thanks to God"

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07165 Author/Creator: Latimer, George, fl. 1864 Place Written: Pottstown, Pennsylvania Type: Broadside Date: 1864/05/10 Pagination: 1 sheet Height: 20.9 cm, Width: 28.3 cm Order a Copy

Pottstown, Pa. printing by a local minister, rector George Latimer, of Lincoln's appeal for a day of prayer and thanksgiving after the fighting in the Wilderness

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