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The Congress of the Confederate States of America A bill to be entitled An act to amend an act entitled "An act to prevent fraud in the Quartermaster's and Commisary's Departments, and the obtaining under false pretense transportation for private property," approved May 1st, 1863.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06745.062 Author/Creator: The Congress of the Confederate States of America Place Written: Richmond Type: Printed document Date: 18 December 1863 Pagination: 3 p. ; 14.3 x 22 cm. Order a Copy

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Johnson, Homer Uri, fl. 1896

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