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Poem, 7 February 1844
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Unidentified author, Poem, “Buckeyes Lamentation for want of more wives,” [, IL], 7 Feb. 1844; unidentified handwriting; docket in handwriting of ; four pages; JS Office Papers, CHL.
[But there are hundred other birds]
[He never can make sing;]
Who wont be driven [nor dragged to hell]
By prophet Priest or Kin[g]
Who’s sires have bled in days done by
For their dear s Cause
And who will still maintain their <its> right Its liberty and laws—
Feb. 7. 1844
Bukeye’s lament for want of more wives [p. [4]]
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TEXT: Top part of page is torn off; missing text supplied from “Buckeye’s Lamentation for Want of More Wives,” Warsaw Message, 7 Feb. 1844, [1].
Warsaw Message. Warsaw, IL. 1843–1844.
Docket in handwriting of Leo Hawkins.