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Letter of the Secretary of War, transmitting, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of the 4th ultimo, copies of all instructions given to commanding generals in pursuance of the acts of Congress approved August 6, 1861, setting free slaves who have been employed, by the consent of their masters, against the government of the United States. July 10, 1862. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed

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united states congress. senate, united states. war department, united states. government publishing office, united states. congress. senate. 1862. Letter of the Secretary of War, transmitting, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of the 4th ultimo, copies of all instructions given to commanding generals in pursuance of the acts of Congress approved August 6, 1861, setting free slaves who have been employed, by the consent of their masters, against the government of the United States. July 10, 1862. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed. https://www.loc.gov/item/2024798944/

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