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Holograph, signedDavid Lee Child accepts the position of editor of the Standard on the condition that he is allowed free expression on any anti-slavery subject. As editor, Child says he will devote his powers "to the advancement of a cause on which in my opinion hangs the destiny not only of the American colored man, but also of this whole country." He gives his position on various anti-slavery subjects and questionsIn the postscript, Abby Kelley Foster refers to Stephen S. Foster's book, The Brotherhood of Thieves; Or a True Picture of the American Church and Clergy, Boston, [1843]

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