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Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875 to A. J. Kellar re: condemning "military secession combination"

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04919 Author/Creator: Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875 Place Written: Greenville, TN Type: Letter signed Date: 1872/11/19 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 24.8 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Condemning "the military secession combination which I trust is forever broken" and its "tyrannical and wicked rule."

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