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Raymond, Henry J. (Henry Jarvis), 1820-1869 New-York times. [Vol. 14, no. 4281 (June 14, 1865)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08726.33 Author/Creator: Raymond, Henry J. (Henry Jarvis), 1820-1869 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Newspaper Date: 14 June 1865 Pagination: 8 p. : newspaper ; 56 x 39.3 cm. Order a Copy

Includes two proclamations issued by President Andrew Johnson. The first proclamation addresses trading restrictions officially removed within Southern states, and the second discusses some of Johnson's reconstruction policies. Includes international news, featuring a Russian report praising the fall of Richmond, Virginia, to Union forces. Contains an advertisement for a miraculous cure for cancer (page seven). The last page contains a full report on the last campaign of the Army of the Potomac, submitted by General George Gordon Meade.

Jones, George, 1823-1893
Raymond, Henry J. (Henry Jarvis), 1820-1869
Meade, George Gordon, 1815-1872

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