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Got the Small Pox

Summary

This editorial is a sarcastic rebuttal of the Maryland Union’s attribution of President Lincoln’s recent illness to his association with African Americans.

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Newspaper: The Frederick Examiner

Publication Date: December 16th, 1863

Page/Column: 2B

Town: Frederick, MD

County: Frederick

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  • Politics
  • African Americans

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