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Mosby, John S., 1833-1916 to Oliver P. Morton

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08333 Author/Creator: Mosby, John S., 1833-1916 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1874 Pagination: Order a Copy

Opposes Civil Rights bill a written: "I very much fear that its passage will utterly destroy our Free School System."

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