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Phillips, Wendell (1811-1884) Review of Webster's speech on slavery.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.140 Author/Creator: Phillips, Wendell (1811-1884) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Pamphlet Date: 1850 Pagination: 44 p. ; 21.5 x 13.7 cm. Order a Copy

Published by the American Anti Slavery Society in Boston, Massachusetts. Printed by J.B. Yerrinton and Son, Printers, Boston.

Phillips was an American abolitionist, Native American advocate, and orator.

Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884
Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852

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