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Matthews, James, Muscoe, 1822-? The statutes at large of the provisional government of the Confederate States of America, from the institution of the government, February 8, 1861, to its termination, February 18, 1862, inclusive. Arranged in chronological order. Together with the Constitution for the provisional government, and the permanent Constitution of the Confederate States, and the treaties concluded by the Confederate States with Indian Tribes.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04340 Author/Creator: Matthews, James, Muscoe, 1822-? Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Book Date: 1864 Pagination: 1 v. : 457 p. : Height: 24 cm, Width: 15.7 cm Order a Copy

Published by R. M. Smith, printer to Congress. Muscoe is the editor. Includes acts, proclamations, treaties, and the Constitution of the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States. Pages 289-394 contain treaties between the Confederate States and Native American Tribes. Includes an inserted plate bearing the initials and name of William Wood Crump, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury of the Confederate States in 1864.

Matthews, James Muscoe, 1822-?
Crump, William Wood, fl. 1864

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