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Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875 Authority to affix the seal to proclamation declaring the end of war in Texas.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07950.01 Author/Creator: Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Document signed Date: 1866/08/20 Pagination: 1 p. 25 x 19.9 cm. Order a Copy

Ending of the Civil War.

Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875

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