Letter from John Birney, New York, [New York], to a member of Congress, 1865 Dec[ember] 26th
John Birney, the supposed author of this copy of a letter to an unnamed member of Congress, writes this "in reference to the proposed amendment of the Constitution, enfranchising the coloured men." He then discusses post-war Reconstruction and his belief that no Southern state...
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1 v. (11 p.) ; 21 cm.
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United States. 13th Amendment
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Freedmen--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Freed persons--United States
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
Social reformers--United States
United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
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