Owen Lovejoy, Abolitionist in Congress, Volume 10Rutgers University Press, 1967 - 493 pages |
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Page 10
... took the keys , and rushed McIntosh up Chestnut Street . Someone in the mob shouted , " Let's burn him . " Then the mob tied McIntosh to a honey locust tree with trace chains . Others took some shavings and dry pine boards from a nearby ...
... took the keys , and rushed McIntosh up Chestnut Street . Someone in the mob shouted , " Let's burn him . " Then the mob tied McIntosh to a honey locust tree with trace chains . Others took some shavings and dry pine boards from a nearby ...
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... took a different view . Now a convinced abolitionist , he insisted on in- viting only convinced antislavery people to the meeting . His objective was to form the state antislavery society . If the leading citizens of Alton really meant ...
... took a different view . Now a convinced abolitionist , he insisted on in- viting only convinced antislavery people to the meeting . His objective was to form the state antislavery society . If the leading citizens of Alton really meant ...
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... took a firm stand and rather shortsighted view of things , but Lovejoy lost his composure and good sense . He would rather acknowledge that the country had submitted to disgrace by Britain and he urged that " we stay at home till the ...
... took a firm stand and rather shortsighted view of things , but Lovejoy lost his composure and good sense . He would rather acknowledge that the country had submitted to disgrace by Britain and he urged that " we stay at home till the ...
Contents
The Murder of Elijah P Lovejoy | 3 |
Was I to Bewray the Wanderer? | 25 |
Renovate the State1840 to 1844 | 52 |
Copyright | |
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