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Harper & Brothers (1833-1962) Harper's weekly. [Vol. 6, no. 301 (October 4, 1862)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03443 Author/Creator: Harper & Brothers (1833-1962) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Newspaper Date: 4 October 1862 Pagination: 16 p. ; 40.1 x 28.4 cm. Order a Copy

Includes a printing of the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation on the third page titled, "THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY." Discusses the Emancipation Proclamation, including an article titled "Slavery Practically abolished." Includes coverage of McClellan in Fredericksburg, an image of General McClellan entering the town of Frederick, Maryland, and the Battle of Antietam. Duplicate of GLC08620.

Harper & Brothers, 1833-1962

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