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Dorr liberation stock [printed document, fund-raising for his legal case]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07253.01 Author/Creator: Place Written: Providence, R.I. Type: Document Date: 1844/10/28 Pagination: 1 sheet 14.5 x 7.6 cm Order a Copy

To raise funds to carry Dorr's case to Supreme Court, not issued but signed by president of liberation society and counsel for the citizens.

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