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I too withstood its tyrant power : autograph poem signed : Salem, Ohio, 1865 Nov. 10.

BIB_ID
296576
Accession number
MA 1305.5
Creator
Blanchard, Jonathan, 1811-1892.
Display Date
1865 Nov. 10.
Credit line
Acquired before 1949.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 28.5 cm
Notes
Part of the Jacob Heaton scrapbook, which contains over 100 entries, letters, photographs, engravings and ephemera related primarily to the abolitionist movement. Items of importance have been described in 45 individual catalog records (MA 1305.1-45); see collection record for more information.
Summary
A three-stanza poem commemorating the end of slavery. Inscribed "To Jacob Heaton Esq. Salem, Columbiana Co., Ohio. Nov. 10th 1865. To commemorate the visit of his friend J. Blanchard."