Joshua R. Giddings and George Washington Julian Papers 1839-1899

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Joshua R. Giddings and George Washington Julian Papers 1839-1899

1839-1899

United States representative from Ohio, abolitionist, and consul general to Canada (Joshua R. Giddings); United States representative from Indiana and biographer (George Washington Julian). Chiefly family letters of Giddings and Julian, together with some political correspondence. Topics include Ohio and Indiana politics and the abolition of slavery.

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