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The Duty of Kentucky in the Crisis

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HOLT, JOSEPH. Letter from the Hon. Joseph Holt, Upon the Policy of the General Government, the Pending Revolution, Its Objects, Its Probable Results If Successful, and the Duty of Kentucky in the Crisis. Second Edition. Washington: Henry Polkinhorn, 1861. 16 pp. Cover title. Sewn. Tape repair along spine at bottom of wrappers. A Democrat, Holt served as Attorney General in the Buchanan administration and played a critical role in holding Kentucky for the Union. During the war, he was Judge Advocate General of the Army and lead prosecutor of Booth and his co-conspirators.

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