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Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875 To: Gideon Welles.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08092 Author/Creator: Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 08 December 1869 Pagination: 5 p. : Order a Copy

Condemning Reconstruction. "There has never been a greater outrage perpetrated...since the formation of the government."

Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878

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