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Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865 Southern confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 127 (July 15, 1862)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.09.048 Author/Creator: Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865 Place Written: Atlanta, Georgia Type: Newspaper Date: 15 July 1862 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 56.6 cm, Width: 40.1 cm Order a Copy

Topics include: "General Lee Has Sent a Congratulatory Address to the Army," "Special Correspondence From a Soldier," and a "Narrative of an Escaped Prisoner." Runaway slave notice posted on first page. Advertisements for food, clothing, pianos, shoe-blacking, land, and other miscellaneous goods and services throughout issue. Print is fading.

Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870

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