Abolition Will Divide The Country

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Autograph Letter Signed, “E. J. Richards.” Three pages, 7 7/8” x 9 7/8”. Philadelphia. February 3, 1846. Addressed on integral leaf with blue, circular “5” postal cancellation. Richards writes to Dr. J.M. Woods, in part: “ … The Abolition question is to come up in the New School body. It will therefore be a meeting of great importance and interest. Many think there will be a division of the North from the South. The discussion can not be avoided. Nor can they refuse any longer to hear their testimony against the evil of slavery … “ Extremely Fine.

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