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Description:
Abolitionist Broadside. To the Legislature of the State of Massachusetts. [Dorchester, MA, 1835]. Single sheet of wove paper printed in four columns with the following headline, "To the Legislature of the State of Massachusetts. The undersigned, women of Dorchester, in the County of Norfolk, respectfully pray you, immediately, to repeal all Laws in this State, which make any distinction among its Inhabitants on account of COLOUR"; all of the undersigned are women, damage, old folds, many amateurish repairs with pressure sensitive tape on verso, with discoloration, losses, 10 x 8 1/4 in.
Estimate $150-250
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Fine Books & Manuscripts
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