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Depicted ContentHoward, Jacob Merritt
Depicted ContentHoward, Jacob Merritt
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Howard. Hon. Jacob Merritt of Mich. Drew up platform of the first convention ever held by the Republican Party and christened the party in 1854
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Brady-Handy Photograph Collection, Library of Congress