Fifty Years in Chains; or, the Life of an American Slave

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FIFTY YEARS IN CHAINS;
OR,
THE LIFE OF AN
AMERICAN SLAVE.

"My God! can such things be?
Hast Thou not said that whatsoe'er is done
Unto thy weakest and thy humblest one,
Is even done to Thee?"—Whittier.

New-York
H. DAYTON, PUBLISHER
36 HOWARD STREET.
Indianapolis, Ind.:—Asher & Company.
1860.

Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1858, by
H. DAYTON,
in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the
Southern District of New York.

J. J. REED,
PRINTER & STEREOTYPER,
43 Centre-St., N. Y.

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FIFTY YEARS IN CHAINS; OR, THE LIFE OF AN AMERICAN SLAVE.

FIFTY YEARS IN CHAINS;
OR,
THE LIFE OF AN
AMERICAN SLAVE.