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Scott, Robert, fl. 1859 to George W. Randolph et al. re: the South's peril from the North

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07410 Author/Creator: Scott, Robert, fl. 1859 Place Written: Meadow Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1859/12/08 Pagination: 6 p. : Height: 25.3 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Written to Randolph and others. "The Northern People came to us with assurances that the south was in no peril...Harper's Ferry was invaded and captured...We have but to be one united people for security out of the Union or Justice & Equality in it."

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