"America" : Newton Center, Massachusetts : ms. S, 1877 May 9.

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"America" : Newton Center, Massachusetts : ms. S, 1877 May 9.

The author's handwritten copy of the patriotic hymn he composed in 1832.

2 p. ; 20 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7164425

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Smith, Samuel Francis, 1808-1895

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