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Monday, June 19, 2023

Melvilliana: Lincoln's solemn vow

Melvilliana: Lincoln's solemn vow: The first reading of the Emancipation Proclamation before the cabinet  Painted by F.B. Carpenter / engraved by A.H. Ritchie via Library of...
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Labels: Abraham Lincoln, Emancipation, Galveston Texas, Juneteenth

5 young women killed by reckless driver in Minneapolis

5 young women killed by reckless driver in Minneapolis
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Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Melvilliana: Elizabeth S Melville, Happy 201st Birthday!!!

Links below to earlier posts on Melvilliana in honor of Herman's wife Elizabeth Shaw Melville, born his day 201 years ago on June 13, 1822:

  • Melvilliana: Elizabeth S Melville, Happy 198th Birthday: Today is the birthday of Herman Melville's wife  Elizabeth S. Melville  aka Lizzie, born Elizabeth Knapp Shaw in Boston on June 13...
  • https://melvilliana.blogspot.com/2022/06/two-birthdays-one-happy.html
  • https://melvilliana.blogspot.com/2014/10/sealts-and-kier-on-elizabeth-shaw.html
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