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Brown, Owen (1824-1889) to Alexander Milton Ross

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03007.56.16 Author/Creator: Brown, Owen (1824-1889) Place Written: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 3 April 1878 Pagination: 1 p. ; Order a Copy

One letter from Owen Brown to Alexander Milton Ross dated April 3, 1878. Discusses mutual acquaintances, Ross' book and the struggle for abolition.

Brown, Owen, 1824-1889
Ross, Alexander Milton, 1832-1897

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