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Butler, John George (1826-1909) Courageous Thankfulness

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01265.37 Author/Creator: Butler, John George (1826-1909) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Pamphlet Date: 1869 Pagination: 15 p. ; 22 x 14 cm. Order a Copy

A sermon given on the twentieth pastoral anniversary of St. Paul's Church in Washington D.C., July 4, 1869. Inscribed "compliments of" J. Geo. Butler on the front cover.

Butler, John George, 1826-1909

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