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'''James Lemen Sr.''' was a preacher who fought in the Revolutionary War and was an early proponent of the abolition of slavery. He was a protege of [[Thomas Jefferson]], and it is believed that he had an agreement with Jefferson to move to Illinois and promote abolitionism in the new state.
==External links==
* [http://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/node/109 Letter from Abraham Lincoln to James Lemen Jr.]
* [https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Jefferson_Lemen_Compact/vNASAAAAYAAJ The Jefferson-Lemen Compact]
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[[Category: Abolitionists]]
==External links==
* [http://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/node/109 Letter from Abraham Lincoln to James Lemen Jr.]
* [https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Jefferson_Lemen_Compact/vNASAAAAYAAJ The Jefferson-Lemen Compact]
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[[Category: Abolitionists]]
