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Cushing, Edward H., 1829-1879 The Houston daily telegraph.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.55 Author/Creator: Cushing, Edward H., 1829-1879 Place Written: Houston, Texas Type: Header Record Date: 1863-1864 Pagination: 4 items. Order a Copy

Supplement (November 16, 1863) ; 2 p. : 30 x 19 cm. Letter from the Indian Territory. General orders from Texas District Headquarters. News from Shreveport. List of legislative committees.

Vol. 29, no. 154 (February 24, 1864) ; 2 p. : 46.1 x 31.5 cm. Rangers in east Tennessee. Planting cotton. Habeas corpus. Fugitive slave ads.

Supplement (April 8, 1864) ; 2 p. ; necessity paper : 22.2 x 16.3 cm. Telegraphy. List of deserters. Proclamation by Mayor for a fast day.

Vol. 30, no. 31 (April 29, 1864) ; 2 p. ; necessity paper : 36 x 22.5 cm. Trade in human life. News from the North. Proclamation to the people of Texas from Major General J. Bankhead Magruder. General orders.

Cushing, Edward Hopkins, 1829-1879

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