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Goggin, William Leftwich, 1807-1870 Substitue for the report of the Committee on Federal Relations, presented by Mr. Goggin, March 16, 1861.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08886.02 Author/Creator: Goggin, William Leftwich, 1807-1870 Place Written: Virginia Type: Document Date: 16 March 1861 Pagination: 7 p. : Height: 22.6 cm, Width: 14.7 cm Order a Copy

Presented by Goggin, a delegate at Virginia's Secession Convention. Declares "Be it, therefore, ordained by the people of Virginia, and they do hereby declare, That the said State is no longer one of the Union of States known as the United States of America, and that the people of the said State owe no allegiance or duty to any other Government whatsoever." Contains other declarations pertaining to secession.

Goggin, William Leftwich, 1807-1870

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