Lemuel
Americannoun
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Black abolitionists such as James Forten and Lemuel Haynes almost immediately began using the Declaration’s stirring language as a cudgel against slavery.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025
This relatively obscure novel by the author of “The Day of the Locust” tells the story of Lemuel Pitkin, a Vermonter who loses his house to foreclosure.
From Salon • May 17, 2025
Gen. Lemuel Mathewson, to the Little Theatre of Alexandria to use in stage productions.
From Washington Post • Mar. 7, 2023
Interim Police Chief Lemuel Moore said during a news conference that he would decide in the coming weeks how the officers could be disciplined, KSN-TV reported.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 21, 2022
Lemuel knew Lyman, his wife and daughter; but the rest of the company were strangers, including Mr. Calvin Brown, Mrs. Leah Fish, her daughter Lizzie, and Mrs. Fox with her daughter Kate.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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