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Tyler & Allegre, fl. 1862-1865 The daily richmond enquirer. [Vol. 37, no. 158 (December 10, 1864)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.80.02 Author/Creator: Tyler & Allegre, fl. 1862-1865 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Newspaper Date: 10 December 1864 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 68 cm, Width: 46 cm Order a Copy

Reports of from the 2nd Session of the 2nd Confederate Congress -- both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Also, reports on the state legislature of Virginia -- both the House of Delegates and the Senate. Tidbit on an explosion at the Nitre and Mining Bureau "mangling one of the negroes horribly and injuring another severely." Another tidbit of two captured spies. 2nd page dominated by a "Message of Abraham Lincoln" on a variety of topics, including foreign affairs, the war, and an amendment for the abolition of slavery. Edges damaged and some staining.

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