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Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865 Southern Confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 62, (April 26, 1862)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.09.009 Author/Creator: Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865 Place Written: Atlanta, Georgia Type: Newspaper Date: 26 April 1862 Pagination: 4 p. ; 55.1 x 40.7 cm. Order a Copy

Article on Speculators and Extortionists, Correspondence from the Cumberland Gap, A Conscription Bill Entitled An Act to Further Provide for the Public Defense by the Confederate Congress. Also includes exceptions to the conscription bill on the third page of document. Includes runaway slave notice with reward. Includes poem titled "The Death of Johnston." Miscellaneous advertisements throughout issue. There is a large tear in the center of the document.

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