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Butler, Pierce, 1744-1822 Resolved... Territory of the States is too extensive to Consist of one Republic

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00819.23 Author/Creator: Butler, Pierce, 1744-1822 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph manuscript Date: August 1787 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 20 cm, Width: 16 cm Order a Copy

Recommends dividing the states into three allied republics.

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