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Great Britain. Acts. Act to carry into effect the Treaty between Her Majesty and the United States of America for the Suppression of the African Slave Trade.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05112.01 Author/Creator: Great Britain. Acts. Place Written: London Type: Pamphlet Date: 1862/07/17 Pagination: 27 p. 30.6 x 18.7 cm Order a Copy

An act of Parliament effecting the 7 April 1862 treaty between Great Britain and the United States .

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