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At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

The Abolition of Slavery The Right of the Government Under the War Power

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: JB00159 Author/Creator: Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Pamphlet Date: 1861 Pagination: 24 p. : Height: 18.5 cm, Width: 12 cm Order a Copy

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