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Dickinson, Daniel, fl. 1865 to Sir

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08047 Author/Creator: Dickinson, Daniel, fl. 1865 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 18 March 1865 Pagination: 2 p. : Order a Copy

"The destruction of slavery by the rebellion of its propriety and advocacy, will be regarded in after times, as one of the most beneficent."

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