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Jay, John, 1817-1894 William Jay and the Constitutional movement for the abolition of slavery.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07440 Author/Creator: Jay, John, 1817-1894 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Book signed Date: 1893 Pagination: 1 v. : ill. : 185 p. ; 23 x 16.3 cm. Order a Copy

Written by Bayard Tuckerman. With preface written by John Jay, grandson of John and son of William Jay. Printed by Dodd, Mead & Company. Jay inscribes to the Honorable William Allen Butler, an author, lawyer, and poet.

Jay, John, 1817-1894
Tuckerman, Bayard, 1855-1923
Jay, William, 1789-1858
Butler, William Allen, 1825-1902

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