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Shipherd, Jacob R. (Jacob Rudd) (1836-1905) History of the Oberlin-Wellington rescue.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.153 Author/Creator: Shipherd, Jacob R. (Jacob Rudd) (1836-1905) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Pamphlet Date: 1859 Pagination: 1 v. : 280 p. ; 23.1 x 14.9 cm. Order a Copy

Published by John P. Jewett and Company. Also published in Cleveland, Ohio, by Henry P. B. Jewett, and in New York City by Sheldon and Company.

Shipherd, Jacob R. (Jacob Rudd), 1836-1905

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