On the record
On this ensued one of the most horrible judicial butcheries on record.
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Lewis Tappan
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gutenberg.orgLewis Tappan: “On this ensued one of the most horrible judicial butcheries on record.”
Editor's note · Context
Tappan condemns the brutal judicial actions taken against suspected slaves in the context of insurrection.
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