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Adams, John Calvin (1810-1885) General Taylor and the Wilmot Proviso

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05769 Author/Creator: Adams, John Calvin (1810-1885) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Pamphlet Date: 1848 Pagination: 1 v. : 32 p. ; 23 x 14.4 cm. Order a Copy

Published by Wilson and Damrell. Imprint from advertisement on back cover. Library of Congress attributes this pamphlet to Adams. Contains multiple notes written in brown ink throughout text.

Adams, John Calvin, 1810-1885
Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850

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