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Papers relative to the recent call for slaves to work on fortifications

Format
Book; Manuscript
Description
8 p. ; 22 cm.
Related title
List of counties from which to make a call for slaves for labor on public defences.
Series
Doc
House document (Virginia. General Assembly. House of Delegates)
Published
[Richmond, Va. :State of Virginia],1863.
Notes
Letter of transmittal to the General Assembly, dated Sept. 10, 1863, signed in print: John Letcher -- p. 3.
"List of counties from which to make a call for slaves for labor on public defences. Pay office, Engineer Department, C.S., Richmond, August 12, 1863." The list includes 61 Virginia counties and the city of Richmond and lists the number of slaves furnished in previous calls, the number furnished under act of assembly, the deficit, and the quota called for. -- p. 4-5.
Local Notes
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS: Tunstall Fund, 1998/1999.
Series statement
Doc. ; no.IV
House document (Virginia. General Assembly. House of Delegates)
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