Circular letter requisitioning enslaved men for defence of the Confederacy
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- ink on paper (fiber product)
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FinancemilitaryGovernmentslaveryLawSlave hire systemU.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
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A circular with letters from William Smith, Governor of Virginia, and George W. Munford, Secretary of the Commonwealth, to County Courts throughout Virginia. The document consists of printed black text on a single sheet of paper, folded to form four pages and then folded again into thirds.