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Bowditch, William I. (William Ingersoll) (1819-1909) Cass and Taylor on the slavery question.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05768 Author/Creator: Bowditch, William I. (William Ingersoll) (1819-1909) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Pamphlet Date: 1848 Pagination: 1 v. : 23 p. ; 20.2 x 11.7 cm. Order a Copy

First edition, printed by Damrell & Moore. Stab-stitched. Contains a New York State Library stamp in upper right corner of cover.

Bowditch, William Ingersoll, 1819-1909
Cass, Lewis, 1782-1866
Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850

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