1853 WILLIAM H. SEWARD. True Basis of American Independence. Signed - Abraham Lincoln's Secretary of State Leather New York during the 1850's

New York during the 1850's and the variety of impacts it had on people in the local church

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Gibbon etc

Revival of Religion in Montpelierl

and heav'n born peace unknown / Leading to joys celestial and renown / Late may'st thou rise to that bright realm above / Where sounds the voice of universal love

1853 WILLIAM H. SEWARD. True Basis of American Independence. Signed - Abraham Lincoln's Secretary of State Leather New York during the 1850'sThis seminal 1853 address, delivered at the Broadway Tabernacle, is a fascinating attempt by William H. Seward to redefine American independence not merely as a political status, but as a condition secured through a uniquely American commitment to agriculture, manufacturing, and technological innovation. Rejecting isolationism, Seward argues that true national sovereignty allows the United States to engage globally from a posture of economic stability