Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-03-25
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PROsPECTUs or THE EIGHTH VOLUME or TIL
m NATIONAL ERA.
@. BAILEY, EDITOR AND PRoPRiETok'
JOHN @. WHITTIER, coRREsPoNDINs EDITOR.
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a. BAILEY, EDIToR AND PROPRIETOR.
JoHN q. WHITTIER, CORRESPONDING EDITOR.
wAsHINGToN, D. G.
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