Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-08-12
The NEGRO Funeral.

The NeOTO Funeral
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cold cr,und whIa 3be ,l6 man nr,va1
and A none sincere hs,rt-t,ucb,n, pr,yer never
went up from human lins N rim, God :. who
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