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Andrew, John A. (John Albion) (1818-1867) to Robinson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02467.01 Author/Creator: Andrew, John A. (John Albion) (1818-1867) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 20 November 1860 Pagination: 1 p. ; 20.2 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy

To D. or Dr Robinson. Mentions an article by Huntington, and discusses the Personal Liberty Act. Notes that a person whose name is illegible "made a fool of himself on the subject of the Personal LIberty Act. Others are doing the same thing. They are blind leading others scarcely less blind that they are."

Andrew served as Governor of Massachusetts 1861-1866.

Andrew, John Albion, 1818-1867

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