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Dorr, Thomas Wilson, 1805-1854 Speech of Governor Dorr [on silk]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07252 Author/Creator: Dorr, Thomas Wilson, 1805-1854 Place Written: Newport, Rhode Island Type: Broadside Date: 1844/06/25 Pagination: 1 textile sheet Height: 45.3 cm, Width: 31.4 cm Order a Copy

Concerning the case against Dorr and his subsequent imprisonment; on silk. (With loss on decorative lower left margin.)

Dorr, Thomas Wilson, 1805-1854

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