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Hall, Henry B., 1808-1884 Declaration

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08652 Author/Creator: Hall, Henry B., 1808-1884 Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Document signed Date: 20 November 1834 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Includes the printed endorsements of James Madison, Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams and signed endorsement of Hiland Hall. Published in the December "Temperance Recorder," the statement urges all Americans, but especially young men, to stop the use of liquor. Also includes a short printed note at the bottom of the page written by Edward Delavan, "should you approve of the opinion in the above declaration, will you please give it the sanction of your signature..."

Hall, Hiland, 1795-1885
Madison, James, 1751-1836
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
Delavan, Edward Cornelius, 1793-1871

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