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... matters , but personal foibles were not the root of the matter . For their part , the state governors presented a varied picture , and compiled a mixed record . There is no need to doubt the loyalty of any of them to the cause of ...
... matters , but personal foibles were not the root of the matter . For their part , the state governors presented a varied picture , and compiled a mixed record . There is no need to doubt the loyalty of any of them to the cause of ...
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Peter J. Parish. Freeing the slaves was more than a matter of either moral right or legal rights . Its political ... matter of immediate human and practical concern . As generals in the field took matters into their own hands and ...
Peter J. Parish. Freeing the slaves was more than a matter of either moral right or legal rights . Its political ... matter of immediate human and practical concern . As generals in the field took matters into their own hands and ...
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... matter . That measure , largely ignored for several decades , forbade anyone to ' equip , furnish , fit out or arm . . . any ship or vessel with intent or in order that such ship or vessel shall be employed in the service of any foreign ...
... matter . That measure , largely ignored for several decades , forbade anyone to ' equip , furnish , fit out or arm . . . any ship or vessel with intent or in order that such ship or vessel shall be employed in the service of any foreign ...
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