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I, therefore, call on him for the private letter which I did write him in November, 1854, that I may print it verbatim in the Tribune, and let every reader judge how far it sustains the charges which his mouthpiece bases thereon.
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De Alexander
Republican · New York

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Alexander demands the release of a private letter to clarify accusations made against him.

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