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WHO IS THIS MAN HICKMAN?
Why did he leave Philadelphia? Why did he'choose Rappahannock? WHAT ARE HIS POLITICS? Is he a Democrat? ... he was. Is he a Republican? ... he was Is he a Socialist? ... Is he an Independent?,...
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