Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 to Confederate governors
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00917 Author/Creator: Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Letter signed Date: September 19, 1864 Pagination: 4 p. ; 33 x 21 cm. Order a Copy
Circular letter in which Davis asks the Confederate governors to change the alien expulsion laws for mechanics and laborers. He wants to lift the requirements in many states that all aliens render military service or leave, instead permitting skilled laborers to continue their work in "foundries, laboratories, arsenals, machine shops and factories."
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