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Leavitt, Joshua, 1794-1873 The Emancipator. [Vol. 3, no. 31, whole no. 135 (November 29, 1838)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08875.07 Author/Creator: Leavitt, Joshua, 1794-1873 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Newspaper Date: 29 November 1838 Pagination: 4 p. : newspaper Height: 63.5 cm, Width: 46 cm Order a Copy

Contains an article on "The Whigs and the Abolitionists," the election in Massachusetts, and miscellaneous other reports. Leavitt serves as editor. Published weekly by the American Anti-Slavery Society.

Leavitt, Joshua, 1794-1873

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