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Redpath, James 1833-

Abolitionist; born in Scotland, Aug. 24, 1833; was connected with the New York Tribune as editor in 1852; took an active part in the Kansas (q. v.) troubles. After the war he established a lecture bureau which for a time was very successful. The New York Tribune sent him to Ireland in 1881 to investigate the conditions in the famine district, and on his return to the United States he founded a newspaper called Redpath's weekly. Among his works are Hand-book to Kansas; Echoes of Harper's Ferry; Life of John Brown; Southern notes, etc.

Harper and Brothers Publishers. . New York. 1902.

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