Burritt, Elihu, 1810-1879 to TJ Seward
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08294 Author/Creator: Burritt, Elihu, 1810-1879 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 01 July 1857 Pagination: Order a Copy
Seeking support for petition favoring "compensated emancipation" and a call for a national convention: "If you would send also one influential name from each of the other two political parties, you would do a valuable service to the movement..."
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