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The States of Virginia and Kentucky came near abolishing slavery by their own acts, one State defeating the measure by a tie vote and the other only lacking one.
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gutenberg.orgUlysses S. Grant: “The States of Virginia and Kentucky came near abolishing slavery by their own acts, one State defeating the measure by a…”
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Grant recounts the near abolition of slavery in Virginia and Kentucky, highlighting the close votes that determined their fate.
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