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Broadmead Letter Explains 1868 Citizen Communication
The Broadmead Letter author speaks after its selection, addressing concerns from the debate. He notes the letter was written amid Reconstruction era upheaval and loss of the United States, with the Saginaw steamer disaster referenced as context for interpreting its language.
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United States
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New York
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Democratic Party
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Broadmead
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Congress
Supreme Court of the United States
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Supreme Court
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Military Commission of
Vicksburg
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New Orleans
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Alabama
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San Francisco
Moses Taylor
Honolulu
Pacific
Hawaiian Gazette
United Steamer
Ocean Island
French Frigate Shoals
Midway Island
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Fonth Saxdwich Talands
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Talbot
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James Moir
John Andrew
William Halford
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