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Letter from John Jay, New York, [N.Y.], to James Miller M'Kim and the Executive Committee of the American Anti-Slavery Society, Dec[ember] 3d 1863
Summary
John Jay writes to the Executive Committee of the American Anti-Slavery Society with his regrets that he will be unable to attend the 30th anniversary celebration in Philadelphia. Jay offers a lengthy analysis of the history and present state of popular perception of the American abolitionist movement, and of the use of African-American soldiers in the Union Army. Jay notes that his views depart from the typical popular interpretation of American abolitionists as "disunionish".
Courtesy of Boston Public Library
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1863
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Boston Public Library
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