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Thomas, Benjamin Franklin, 1813-1878 Remarks of Mr. Thomas of Massachusetts

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09929 Author/Creator: Thomas, Benjamin Franklin, 1813-1878 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Pamphlet Date: 10 April 1862 Pagination: 1 v. : 14 p. : Order a Copy

One pamphlet entitled "Remarks of Mr. Thomas of Massachusetts on the Relation of the "Seceded States" (So Called) to the Union, and the Confiscation of Property and Emancipation of Slaves in Such States" dated April 10, 1862. Regarding the emancipation of enslaved people in the confederacy.

Thomas, Benjamin Franklin, 1813-1878

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