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Legare, Hugh Swinton, 1797-1843 to James T. Austin

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02504.27 Author/Creator: Legare, Hugh Swinton, 1797-1843 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 20 December 1837 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 25.3 cm, Width: 20.3 cm Order a Copy

Possibly to James Trecothick Austin, a Massachusetts resident active in local politics. Thanks Austin for a copy [of a speech or an article]. Notes that the topic of the speech (possibly related to anti-slavery) will soon bring trouble on the United States, and that Austin's reformers will ignite unrest.

Legare, Hugh Swinton, 1797-1843
Austin, James Trecothick, 1784-1870

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