Letter : Washington, D.C., to Dean Richmond, Baltimore, 1860 June 20.

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Letter : Washington, D.C., to Dean Richmond, Baltimore, 1860 June 20.

Letter signed. Signed by Douglas. Douglas advises Richmond, Chairman of the New York Delegation, to support unity within the Democratic party rather than seek Douglas's election and risk dividing the party.

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