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Joanne Freeman in the History Department at Yale is finishing a book on violence in Congress up to the Civil War. She has a chapter on the caning of Sumner and has done a massive amount of research. She may have an answer to your question. James Oakes Ph.D. Program in History CUNY Graduate Center 365 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10016 Tel. (212) 817 8430 email: joakes@gc.cuny.edu
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