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Seymour, Vallandigham and the Riots of 1863

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08445.03 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Pamphlet Date: 1868 ca. Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 24 cm, Width: 15.3 cm Order a Copy

Claims Seymour and Confederate spies instigated the riots. Includes affidavit of Francis Johns, Commander of the steamer, Harriet Pinckney.

Seymour, Horatio, 1810-1886
Vallandigham, Clement Laird, 1820-1871
Johns, Francis, fl. 1868

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