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New Nation, New Committee Name

From The New-York Times December 22, 1860: AFFAIRS IN CHARLESTON.; HOW SECESSION IS RECEIVED–GEN. CUSHING ON A SPECIAL MISSION. CHARLESTON, Friday, Dec. 21. There was a grand procession of Minute-men to-night, and several thousand citizens, strangers, firemen and military, were … Continue reading

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