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Stephens, Alexander Hamilton (1812-1883) [House report no. 377 regarding the Lecompton Constitution, and the admission of Kansas into the Union]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.172 Author/Creator: Stephens, Alexander Hamilton (1812-1883) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Pamphlet Date: 1858 Pagination: 1 v. : 319 p. ; 22.7 x 14.1 cm. Order a Copy

35th Congress, 1st session. Opens with a report of Representative Stephens, from the Select Committee. Also includes a message from President James Buchanan, and other documents related to the admission of Kansas to the Union under the Lecompton Constitution. Cover is missing. Stephens went on to serve as vice president of the Confederacy during the Civil War.

Stephens, Alexander Hamilton, 1812-1883
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868

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