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Hale, F.L. (fl. 1861) re: secession

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07613 Author/Creator: Hale, F.L. (fl. 1861) Place Written: Carroll County, [Va.] Type: Autograph manuscript signed Date: 1861/01/28 Pagination: 3 p. 30.8 x 19.3 cm Order a Copy

Speech given in Carroll County, Virginia: "The mere empty name of Union, with one section arrayed in deadly hostility against the other section, committing acts of violence against our property, making invasions upon our Citizens, and committing the most atrocious, and unheard of murders--Then it is no Union for me."

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