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Quincy, Edmund (1808-1877) National Anti-Slavery Standard. [Vol. 11, no. 16, whole no. 536 (September 12, 1850)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08875.31 Author/Creator: Quincy, Edmund (1808-1877) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Newspaper Date: 12 September 1850 Pagination: 4 p. : newspaper ; 64 x 46.3 cm. Order a Copy

With previous owner's signature (John Russell) signed along right margin of first page. Contains the "Speech of Mr. Brooks on the Wilmot Proviso," articles on the slave trade in Washington, D.C. and the Texas Boundary Bill, and miscellaneous other reports. Edited by Quincy and James Russell Lowell. Published weekly by the American Anti-Slavery Society.

Quincy, Edmund, 1808-1877
Lowell, James Russell, 1819-1891
Brooks, James, 1810-1873
Clay, Henry, 1777-1852

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