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Greenleaf's New-York Journal, Extra [Vol. 1 No. 15 (February 23, 1796)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09791.17 Author/Creator: Place Written: New York, New York Type: Newspaper Date: February 23, 1796 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 44.8 cm, Width: 27.6 cm Order a Copy

One issue of Greenleaf's New-York Journal, Extra dated February 23, 1796. Features an account of the minutes of the legislature of New York for January 19, 1796 to January 28, 1796. Of particular note is a mention of a bill on the gradual abolition of slavery.

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