Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today's major global and national news stories.

Make your voice heard by submitting your opinion about various local, national and world news topics through a letter to the editor.

Read the Sullivan Ballou letter and learn more about the background of it. Ironically, Sullivan Ballou's letter was never mailed.

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