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General Washington
First U.S. president; invoked as a symbol of integrity.
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Also known as Washington
First appearance: slavery in massachusetts
General Washington shows up with force in A Plea for Captain John Brown. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned as an example of a figure who 'was let off without dying,' contrasted with Brown's genuine life and death.
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