United States. Congress (38th, 1st session : 1864) H. R. 244. An Act to guarantee to certain States whose governments have been usurped or overthrown a republican form of government.
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04716 Author/Creator: United States. Congress (38th, 1st session : 1864) Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Printed document Date: May 1864 Pagination: 10 p. : docket ; 31.1 x 20.5 cm. Order a Copy
A rough draft of the Wade-Davis Bill, passed by the House of Representatives 4 May 1864. Changes noted throughout this document in ink. Docketed by H. R. U. L., an enrolling clerk. Docket states "2nd July 1864-- This is in the precise shape it was presented to President Lincoln." Accompanied by a fragment of string.
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