Moses Brown to James Thornton, Sr. Providence, 13 November

Commentaries on the Constitution | Volume XIV: Commentaries on the Constitution, No. 2 | Appendices | Appendix III: Quaker Opposition to the Protection of Slavery in the Constitution | Moses Brown to James Thornton, Sr. Providence, 13 November

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