Beschreibung:

Confederate Imprints A fine and extensive collection of 264 official Confederate imprints, mostly handbills or octavo pamphlets, generally wrappered, sewn, or caption-titled as issued, generally in very good condition, apart from some light browning, including: The Statutes at large of the Confederate States of America, passed by the Fourth Session of the First Congress; 1863-4. Richmond: M. Smith 1864 (P & W 33) — An act to Perpetuate Testimony in cases of Slaves Abducted or Harbored by the Enemy … August 30, 1861. [Richmond: 1861]. (P & W 65) — House of Representatives, March 3, 1865 … Report of the Joint Select Committee appointed to investigate the Condition and Treatment of Prisoners of War. [Richmond: 1865] (P & W 258) — Senate Bill, No. 51. Senate May 28th 1864 … House of Representatives, June 2d, 1864 … A bill to provide supplies for the army and to prescribe the mode of making impressments. [Richmond: 1864]. (P & W 371) — Senate Bill No. 109 … An Act to ammend an Act entitle “An Act to increase the efficiency of the army by employing free negroes and slaves in certain capacities” approved February 17th, 1864. [Richmond: 1864] (P & W 379) — Senate Bill No. 16 … Joint Resolution Defining the position of the Confederate States, and declaring the determination of the Congress and the people thereof to prosecute the war till their independence is acknowledged. [Richmond: 1864] (P & W 377) — House of Representatives, Feb. 6, 1865 ... Resolutions Adopted by McGowan's Brigade, South Carolina Volunteers. [Richmond: 1865] (P & W 808) — House of Representatives, February 14, 1865 ... Amendment to the Negro Soldier Bill. [Richmond: 1865] (P & W 811) — House of Representatives, Feb. 20, 1865 ... Joint Resolutions Expressing the sense of Congress on the subject of the late Peace Commission. [Richmond: 1865] (P & W 817).