Reminiscences of Richard Lathers: Sixty Years of a Busy Life in South Carolina, Massachusetts and New York (Classic Reprint)

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From first to last the governing purpose of Colonel Lathers' long life was the establishment of peace. His activities in behalf of peace were of the most varied sort, being social as well as political. That he did not invariably succeed in his efforts at conciliation and reconciliation in no way discredits them or him. The wonder is, when all the circumstances are considered, that he succeeded so often.

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