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Hauna, William, fl. 1862 to unknown

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08866 Author/Creator: Hauna, William, fl. 1862 Place Written: Edinburgh, Scotland Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 20 November 1862 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 16.8 cm, Width: 11.2 cm Order a Copy

Discusses the Civil War, stating "the North cannot subjugate the South & that it could not even if successful at first hold it in subjugation. It seems therefore a sad waste of human life and a needless employment of natural resources ... "

Hauna, William, fl. 1862

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