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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06352.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Sentiments expressing John Andrew's wish to see the end of slavery |
| Date | 10 March 1864 |
| Author | Andrew, John A. (John Albion) (1818-1867) |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | Andrew, Governor of Massachusetts, writes, "May the Sun of 1864 see the last fetter fall from the limb of the last slave in Maryland." Written on Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Department stationery. |
| Subjects | Abolition Slavery African American History Union Forces Civil War Government and Civics |
| People | Andrew, John Albion (1818-1867) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |