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Those who read it were likely to go back and read theRecollections, and a new appreciation grew for that masterpiece. I have said with sufficient positiveness that I will finish the book at no particular date; that I will not hurry it; that I will Then he said: General, I am publishing my own book, and by the time yours is ready itis quite possible that I shall have the best equipped subscriptionestablishment in the country. He did not undertake any special pleading for the negro cause; he onlyprepared the way with cheerfulness.

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