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last step in Connecticut?

From the May 29, 1865 issue of The Chicago Times. (at the Library of Congress): The legislature of Connecticut, now in session, has before it a proposition to amend the state constitution so as to give the right of voting … Continue reading

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Assault on an Abolitionist

More Violence in New Hampshire From The New-York Times August 28, 1861: ASSAULT UPON HON. JOHN P. HALE. — On Saturday afternoon, upon the arrival of Hon. JOHN P. HALE at the depot in Dover, N.H. (the place of his … Continue reading

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