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Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 [Message from Confederate President Jefferson Davis]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03619.02.02 Author/Creator: Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Printed document Date: 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 12.6 cm Order a Copy

Asks the Confederate Congress for an appropriation of one million dollars, "to be expended for floating defence on the Western Rivers" and the authority to appoint steamboat men for the necessary service.

Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889

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