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Date created
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1862-07-25
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Creator
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Lewis, Graceanna, 1821-1912
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Description
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Linnaeus Fussell was Graceanna Lewis' nephew. Lewis attempts to dissuade him from enlisting as a soldier in the Civil War. Though Lewis agrees that fighting for freedom would be brave and noble, she believes that Fussell would do more good if he joined her in generating anti-slavery sentiment to pressure Abraham Lincoln and the border states into declaring emancipation. She also points out that some Northern military commanders are pro-slavery, like one in cousin Joshua Fussell's regiment.
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Size
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8 pages
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Type
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Text
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Subjects
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United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
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Antislavery movements
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
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Fussell, Linnaeus, 1842-1907
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Geographical location
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Newtown Square (Pa.)
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Chester County (Pa.)
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Language
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English
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View full item
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https://digitalcollections.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/object/sc178938 |
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Local identifier
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A00179504
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Collection
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Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, SFHL-RG5-087
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Contributing institution
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Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
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Rights
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Please cite appropriately, crediting Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, SFHL-RG5-087, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College as the source and indicating the identifier of the item, A00179504. This work is believed to be in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States. For more information, see http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/.
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