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Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875 Instructing William Seward to affix the seal to a proclamation

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07950.02 Author/Creator: Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Document signed Date: 1867/10/07 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 28 cm, Width: 21.2 cm Order a Copy

Correcting a previous proclamation of 20 August 1866.

Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
Seward, William H. (William Henry), 1801-1872

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