{"id":3642,"date":"2019-05-13T14:10:29","date_gmt":"2019-05-13T14:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/jessica-thelen-spring-2019\/?page_id=3642"},"modified":"2026-02-23T17:12:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T17:12:58","slug":"garnets-address-1843","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/john-brown\/key-documents\/garnets-address-1843\/","title":{"rendered":"Garnet&#8217;s Address (1843)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Page Head&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Page Header&#8221; module_class=&#8221;page-header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text 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