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Lumsden, F. A. & Kendall, G. W. Daily picayune. [Vol. 26, no. 272 (December 9, 1862)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.16.02 Author/Creator: Lumsden, F. A. & Kendall, G. W. Place Written: New Orleans, Louisiana Type: Newspaper Date: 9 December 1862 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 55.6 cm, Width: 41.7 cm Order a Copy

Articles about the Confederate Blockade Runner, Appointment of James Seddon as Secretary of War, Message of President Lincoln Concerning the Acts of General Butler at New Orleans, Fitting Out the Alabama in England. Speculation around foreign intervention in the Civil War. Miscellaneous ads, including on medications, groceries, and cigars. Paper is taped down the middle.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Seddon, James A. (James Alexander), 1815-1880
Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893

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