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New-York tribune. [Vol. 22, no. 6666 (August 15, 1862)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08429.03 Author/Creator: Place Written: New York, New York Type: Newspaper Date: 15 August 1862 Pagination: 8 p. : Height: 53.8 cm, Width: 40 cm Order a Copy

Contains speech of Lincoln on the colonization of blacks plus news of General Pope's army.

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