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Confederate States of America. Congress . (House bill, no. 5.) . . . A bill To be entitled An act making Confederate notes a legal tender and to prevent and punish extortion.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06745.028 Author/Creator: Confederate States of America. Congress Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Printed document Date: 13 October 1862 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 14.3 cm, Width: 22 cm Order a Copy

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Johnson, Homer Uri, fl. 1896

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