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... Convention had been called to meet in London the following June , and that they had been appointed delegates with a number of other men and women . They immediately set out for London . On June 12 , 1840 , at an early hour on a bright ...
... Convention had been called to meet in London the following June , and that they had been appointed delegates with a number of other men and women . They immediately set out for London . On June 12 , 1840 , at an early hour on a bright ...
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... Convention to be held in Worcester , Massachusetts , in January , 1857. The convention met on the fifteenth with a large attendance . The Boston Evening Ledger captioned an editorial " The Lunatics Let Loose . " The Worcester Bay State ...
... Convention to be held in Worcester , Massachusetts , in January , 1857. The convention met on the fifteenth with a large attendance . The Boston Evening Ledger captioned an editorial " The Lunatics Let Loose . " The Worcester Bay State ...
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... Convention in order that he might oppose the election to the National Convention of dele- gates in favor of Lincoln . He spoke against the resolution en- dorsing the President's policy , but the convention swept over him and adopted the ...
... Convention in order that he might oppose the election to the National Convention of dele- gates in favor of Lincoln . He spoke against the resolution en- dorsing the President's policy , but the convention swept over him and adopted the ...
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The Revolutionary Tradition | 13 |
A New England Boyhood | 18 |
Harvard Days | 26 |
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