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Polk, Leonidas (1806-1864) to Henry T. Clark

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01078 Author/Creator: Polk, Leonidas (1806-1864) Place Written: Demopolis, Alabama Type: Letter signed Date: 30 April 1864 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 25 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Writes to North Carolina Governor Clark about the recent act passed by the Confederate Congress authorizing the exportation of cotton across enemy lines in exchange for supplies.

Polk, Leonidas, 1806-1864
Clark, Henry Toole, 1808-1874

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