Speech of Mr. Slade: Of Vermont, on the Subject of the Abolition of Slavery and the Slave Trade Within the District of Columbia. Delivered in the House of Representatives, December 23, 1835 |
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Speech of Mr. Slade, of Vermont, on the Subject of the Abolition of Slavery ... William Slade No preview available - 2016 |
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