Legislative branch of the state government of Illinois

Modern persecution, or insane asylums unveiled, as demonstrated by the Report of the Investigating Committee of the Legislature of Illinois / by Mrs .E. P. W. Packard.

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Modern persecution, or insane asylums unveiled, as demonstrated by the Report of the Investigating Committee of the Legislature of Illinois / by Mrs .E. P. W. Packard.