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Seward, William Henry (1801-1872) To the governor of the state of Nebraska

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00788.02 Author/Creator: Seward, William Henry (1801-1872) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Document signed Date: 27 February 1869 Pagination: 1 p. ; docket ; 25.7 x 20.4 cm. Order a Copy

A printed a letter to the governors of Nebraska transmitting the Fifteenth Amendment.

Seward was U.S. Secretary of State 1861-1869.

Seward, William H. (William Henry), 1801-1872

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