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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08381.18 Author/Creator: Place Written: Lawerence County, Alabama Type: Autograph note Date: Circa 1858-1859 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 10.5 cm, Width: 18.3 cm Order a Copy

This looks like it was part of a greater list with a number 2 on the upper lef hand corner. The text discusses the event where the defendent was captured saying that if he felt he was in danger that the prisioner had the right to self defense.

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