Letter, to Joseph L. Tillinghast, Providence, Rhode Island, 1842 October 20.

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Letter, to Joseph L. Tillinghast, Providence, Rhode Island, 1842 October 20.

Disapproves of Dorr's rebellion but plans to defend Dutee J. Pearce (a Newport attorney and former Congressman, prominent in the Dorrite movement), should he be tried on charges of treason.

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