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Sherman, H. L. to Edgar J. Sherman re: slavery, Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07614 Author/Creator: Sherman, H. L. Place Written: Lawrence, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1863/05/14 Pagination: 3 p. : envelope ; Height: 20.1 cm, Width: 12.7 cm Order a Copy

"I think [Banks] would today do away with the Emancipation Proclamation, and re-enslave all who have been freed....I have no real confidence in his integrity to the cause of freedom." With envelope and stamp.

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