The noble stand:, or, a just vindication of those brave spirits who in the late memorable actions at Salters-Hall distinguished themselves, and got so much honour in appearing for that important principle of religious liberty, ... In a letter to a friend

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  These materials, consisting primarily of correspondence but also including maps, news clippings, photographs, and blueprints, are arranged and bound by topic according to the Southern Pacific's internal organizational schema. There are 160 individual bound items in these 23 boxes. Each grouping is in reverse chronological order as it was originally filed by SP de México administrators. Collection has material in English and Spanish.

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