Constitutional convention of 1862 papers, 1862.

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Constitutional convention of 1862 papers, 1862.

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Files contain amendments submitted by members and committees; ordinances and resolutions adopted; minutes and reports of the Committee of the Whole and other committees; affidavits from county circuit clerks replying to questions concerning the extent and cost of caseloads of their courts in 1861; and printed copies of the proposed 1862 constitution.

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