Objects of the war. Speech of Hon. Thomas D. Eliot, of Massachusetts, in the House of Representatives, December 12, 1861
Washington: H. Polkinhorn, printer, 1861. First edition, 8vo, single sheet folded twice to make 8 pages; fore-margin with tears, one fold split; a little ragged at the edges; good. Thomas D. Eliot's brother was the Reverend William Greenleaf Eliot (1811–1887), who moved to St. Louis, Missouri. William Greenleaf Eliot was the paternal grandfather of the poet T. S. Eliot. This speech was "on the resolution declaring the object of the war to be the suppression of rebellion and the re-establishment of the rightful authority of the Constitution and laws over the entire country, and declaring the right and duty of the military commanders to emancipate slaves of rebel owners." Afro-Americana 3450. Item #73800
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