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The New York Tribune New York Daily Tribune [ Vol. 21, no. 6,504 (February 7, 1862)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09771 Author/Creator: The New York Tribune Place Written: New York, New York Type: Newspaper Date: 7 February 1862 Pagination: 8 p. : 52.8 x 39.1 cm. Order a Copy

One issue of New York Daily Tribune newspaper dated February 7, 1862. Contains news on Civil War battles and current events. Of particular note is an article on the fourth page stating, "The President in respiting the slaver Gordon for two weeks, notified him that the grace is extended only that he may have time to prepare himself for the fate which his crimes have merited, and that no further mercy is to be hoped for."

Gordon, Nathaniel, 1826-1862
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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