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Christian Arbitration and Peace Society, fl. 1893 to George May Powell

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00687.145 Author/Creator: Christian Arbitration and Peace Society, fl. 1893 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Typed letter Date: June 3, 1893 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope ; 27.8 x 21.6 cm. Order a Copy

They protest the discrimination against Chinese people from and on American shores, citing statistics of imports and exports with Hong Kong. There are two copies.

Powell, George May, 1835-1905
Christian Arbitration and Peace Society, fl. 1893

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