James Thomas Leach papers, 1856-1916 [manuscript].

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James Thomas Leach papers, 1856-1916 [manuscript].

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Pamphlets, circulars, and clippings, some including public statements of Leach, Johnston County, N.C., physician, Whig anti-secessionist, and member of the Confederate Congress, concerning politics (chiefly during Reconstruction, with only a few antebellum and Confederate items) and advocating prohibition; an undated draft of a letter to the editor, presumably by Leach, concerning the sentiment of the North Carolina Confederate Congressional delegation; and other items.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Confederate States of America. Congress

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On February 4, 1861, representatives from 6 of the seceded states assembled in Montgomery, Alabama, to organize the Confederate States of America. At this time, the representatives drafted a provisional constitution and declared a provisional legislature. They selected Jefferson Davis to serve as their president. The provisional congress continued to meet in Montgomery until May 20, 1861, when the provisional capital moved to Richmond, Virginia. A permanent government and constitution were ratif...

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Leach, James Thomas, 1805-1883.

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James Thomas Leach (1805-1883) was a physician, Whig anti-secessionist, and member of the Confederate Congress, of Johnston County, N.C. From the guide to the James Thomas Leach Papers, ., 1856-1916, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) ...