The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-'65; Its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to Exhibit Expecially Its Moral and Political Phases, with the Drift and Progress of American Opinion Respecting Human Slavery, from 1776 to the Close of the War for the Union, Volume 1 |
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... House . XXV . Peace Democracy at the North , and the Peace Conference at Wash- ington .... .388 The Tweddle Hall Convention at Albany , 1861 -Seymour , Thayer , etc .-- Peace Conference or Congress at Washington - Modified Crittenden ...
... House . XXV . Peace Democracy at the North , and the Peace Conference at Wash- ington .... .388 The Tweddle Hall Convention at Albany , 1861 -Seymour , Thayer , etc .-- Peace Conference or Congress at Washington - Modified Crittenden ...
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... House of Representa- tives to a Select Committee of three , two of them from the Slave States , have prompted you to engage in your present occupation so much , that I feel an esteem and affection for your person , as I do a veneration ...
... House of Representa- tives to a Select Committee of three , two of them from the Slave States , have prompted you to engage in your present occupation so much , that I feel an esteem and affection for your person , as I do a veneration ...
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... House of Representatives in favor of suspend- ing temporarily the inhibition of Slavery , was received , and referred ( January 21 , 1807 ) to a Select Com- mittee , whereof Mr. B. Parke , Dele- gate from said Territory , was made ...
... House of Representatives in favor of suspend- ing temporarily the inhibition of Slavery , was received , and referred ( January 21 , 1807 ) to a Select Com- mittee , whereof Mr. B. Parke , Dele- gate from said Territory , was made ...
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... house his home so long as that should be de- sirable , and pursue under her roofing at hand , he went to Savannah ... houses and boats until he found a small parcel . This he carried home and secluded with himself in a base- ment room ...
... house his home so long as that should be de- sirable , and pursue under her roofing at hand , he went to Savannah ... houses and boats until he found a small parcel . This he carried home and secluded with himself in a base- ment room ...
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... house . " In 1798 , Mr. Whitney , despair- ing of ever achieving a competence from the proceeds of his cotton- gin , engaged in the manufacture of arms , near New Haven ; and his rare capacity for this or any similar undertaking ...
... house . " In 1798 , Mr. Whitney , despair- ing of ever achieving a competence from the proceeds of his cotton- gin , engaged in the manufacture of arms , near New Haven ; and his rare capacity for this or any similar undertaking ...
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