Amnmesty granted by President Andrew Johnson to Mrs. Sue Montgomery of Galveston, Texas : Washington, D.C. : DS, 1867.

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Amnmesty granted by President Andrew Johnson to Mrs. Sue Montgomery of Galveston, Texas : Washington, D.C. : DS, 1867.

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Civil War amnesty granted Mrs. Montgomery, signed by Frederick William Seward, acting Secretary of State.

6 leaves. 26-46 cm.

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