Alabama Democratic Party, 1860 Delegation Minutes 1860

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Alabama Democratic Party, 1860 Delegation Minutes 1860

http://acumen.lib.ua.edu/u0003_0000057

Minutes and roll of Alabama's delegation, who were "accredited to the Baltimore and Richmond Democratic convention" in Richmond, Virginia, in 1860.

1.0 Linear feet; (1 ledger, 16 leaves)

W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama

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