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THE AUTHORIZED EDITION

OF THE

LIFE AND PUBLIC SERVICES OF

ABRAHAM LINCOLN

AND

HANNIBAL HAMLİN,

Including Congressional and other Speeches.

BY W. D. HOWELLS, ESQ.

One Volume, 12mo., with Steel Portraits. Price, One Dollar.

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THE GREAT EXPOSE

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CRIMES OF OUR GOVERNMENT AGAINST THE SLAVES!

THE

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BY JOSHUA R. GIDDINGS,

For twenty years a Member of Congress from Ohio.

Illustrated with Six Fine Engravings.
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