Letter : Lancaster, Pa., to Samuel [i.e. Stephen] A. Douglas, 1856 Oct. 4.

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Letter : Lancaster, Pa., to Samuel [i.e. Stephen] A. Douglas, 1856 Oct. 4.

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Autograph letter signed. Relates to the elections of 1856.

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