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All posts tagged "Tahiti"

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Connecticut
Dorence Atwater Records the Atrocities of Andersonville Prison
Dorence Atwater of Terryville, Conn., enlisted in the Union Army expecting to see first-hand the glory of war. Instead he saw its...
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Business and Labor
Daniel Webster Tells Dr. Samuel Merritt to Go West. He Does, With No Regrets.
In 1849, Samuel Merritt was making a name for himself as a physician in Plymouth, Mass. Merritt, originally from Harpswell, Maine, completed...

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