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Georgia. Convention (1861) Journal of the public and secret proceedings of the Convention of the people of Georgia, ...

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06158.03 Author/Creator: Georgia. Convention (1861) Place Written: Milledgeville, Georgia Type: Book Date: 1861 Pagination: 416 p. ; 22.6 x 14.2 cm. Order a Copy

Title continues, " ... held in Milledgeville and Savannah in 1861. Together with the ordinances adopted." Published by order of the convention by Boughton, Nisbet & Barnes, state printers. In original bright green wrappers. Tight paper binding; handle with care. Includes proceedings of the Convention and Governor Brown's correspondence with President Davis regarding states' rights.

Georgia. Convention, 1861

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