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J.H. Leard to Lyman Abbott, September 30, 1865, Fort Smith, Arkansas Letter
Andrew Johnson, "Remarks to the First Colored Regiment of the District of Columbia," October 10, 1865, Washington D.C. Speech
Champ Ferguson, Statement from his Condemned Cell, Nashville, Tennessee, October 12 and 14, 1865 Speech
Andrew Johnson to James Johnson, October 28, 1865, Washington, D.C. Executive record
Georgia State Convention, "Plea for the release and pardon of Jefferson Davis..." Milledgeville, Georgia, October 30, 1865 Legislative record
Georgia State Convention, "An Ordinance to repeal certain ordinances and resolutions...." Milledgeville, Georgia, October 30, 1865 Legislative record
Lafayette Curry Baker to Andrew Johnson, November 11, 1865, Washington, D.C. Letter
Philadelphia (PA) North American, "Reception of Colored Troops," November 15, 1865 Newspaper
Chicago (IL) Tribune, “Reception of Colored Troops,” November 15, 1865 Newspaper
Bangor (ME) Whig and Courier, “Protection of the Freedmen,” November 22, 1865 Newspaper
Colored People's Convention of South Carolina, Address of the Colored State Convention to the People of the State of South Carolina, November 24, 1865, Charleston, South Carolina Miscellaneous
Milwaukee (WI) Sentinel, "Generals Meade and Butler on Negro Soldiers," November 25, 1865 Newspaper
New Haven (CT) Palladium, “The Reception,” November 25, 1865 Newspaper
"Resolutions," First Freedmens' Convention, Mobile, Alabama, November 28, 1865 Miscellaneous
Isaac Murphy to J.H. Leard, December 9, 1865, Little Rock, Arkansas Letter
William Henry Seward, Announcement of the Ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment, December 18, 1865, Washington, DC Executive record
Andrew Johnson, "Message to Congress respecting the condition of affairs in the Southern States," December 18, 1865 Executive record
Ulysses S. Grant to Andrew Johnson, December 18, 1865, Washington, DC Letter
Edward McPherson, Description of "An Act to Amend the Criminal Law of South Carolina," December 19, 1865 Judicial record
Secret Societies Newspaper