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Pinckney, Henry Laurens, 1794-1863 Tri-weekly mercury. [Vol. 79, no. 11, 198 (July 11, 1861)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.44.08 Author/Creator: Pinckney, Henry Laurens, 1794-1863 Place Written: Charleston, South Carolina Type: Newspaper Date: 11 July 1861 Pagination: 4 p. ; 65 x 52 cm Order a Copy

Battle Near Martinsburg, Message of Abraham Lincoln, the Abolitionist President, Death of Governor Ellis of North Carolina.

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