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Richmond weekly enquirer. [Vol. 7, no. 22 (August 28, 1861)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.73.01 Author/Creator: Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Newspaper Date: 28 August 1861 Pagination: 4 p. ; 71 x 53.5 cm Order a Copy

Mr. Russell's letter to the London "Times" - The defeat at Manassas, Effect of the retreat from Bull Run in England, The protest of the Democratic members of the New Hampshire Legislature against appropriations for a war against the South.

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