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United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands [Reconstruction broadside]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09019 Author/Creator: United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands Place Written: s.l. Type: Broadside Date: 1893 Pagination: 1 p. : Order a Copy

Reconstruction broadside re: compensation for lost property. Urges reply " ... the time is fast approaching when it will be impossible to obtain an authentic record of slaves owned and recognized as property by law at that time ... "

United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands

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