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De Alexander: “Let me have the letter and it shall appear verbatim in every edition of the Tribune.”

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Let me have the letter and it shall appear verbatim in every edition of the Tribune.
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De Alexander
Republican · New York

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He insists on having the letter published verbatim in the Tribune to clarify his position.

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