ALS, 1848 November 9 : Sherwood Forest, Charles City Cty., Virginia, to William B. Sprague.

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ALS, 1848 November 9 : Sherwood Forest, Charles City Cty., Virginia, to William B. Sprague.

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Written to pioneer autograph collector and noted clergyman Sprague, former President Tyler speaks of the evils of the slave trade and calls for its abolition. He refers to an address written by Sprague on the English anti-slavery crusader William Wilberforce.

1-2/3 p. ; 25 x 20 cm.

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Sprague, William B. (William Buell), 1795-1876

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Tyler, John, 1790-1862

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Wilberforce, William, 1759-1833

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