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The Congress of the Confederate States of America A bill to be entitled An act to provide an export duty on cotton and tobacco exported fromt he Confederate states to the ports or in the ships of any foreign country which has not recognized the independence of the confederate states

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06745.040 Author/Creator: The Congress of the Confederate States of America Place Written: Richmond Type: Printed document Date: 5 February 1863 Pagination: 2 p. ; 14.3 x 22 cm. Order a Copy

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Johnson, Homer Uri, fl. 1896

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