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Letter from Hickory Fist in Democracy Faith
A fragmented 1874 letter from Hickory Fist Louisiana to W H Kirkman M D denounces enemies of democracy and urges repentance. It references Ulysses and Magog Ethiopians, assembly lawmakers in Orleans, and warns against deception by rival factions amid political strife. The text also includes stray notes on opium in nursery medicines and a dated medical note fragment.
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Hickory Fist
Louisiana
W. H. Kirkman
I. Raymertz
Orleans
Ulysses
Gorness
Ethiopia
Orleane
Naimala
Perthix
Delta