Autograph entry signed : Philadelphia, 1858 Aug. 18.

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Autograph entry signed : Philadelphia, 1858 Aug. 18.

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Stating: "May the success of the Atlantic Telegraph verify the sentiment of the Poet, that "All mankind are one in spirit, /And an instinct bears along, / 'Round the earth's electric circle, / The swift flash of right or wrong."

1 item (1 p.) ; 7.3 cm.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7907171

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