Letter from Secretary of the Interior James Harlan to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; August 18, 1865

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Letter from Secretary of the Interior James Harlan to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; August 18, 1865

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Harlan, James, 1820-1899 Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875 Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873

Events

Legislation. United States. Congress Legislation. United States. Congress. General Amnesty Act (1865)Military Events--Insurrections Political Office--Appointment to office

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United States--Department of the Interior

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Washington (D.C.)

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Department of the Interior.
Washington D. C. May 18 1865

Sir:

By direction of the President I have the honor to transmit wherewith five hundred copies of his amnesty procl-mation of the 29^th of May last together with copies of his proclamation appointing Provisional Governor for the States recently in insurrection, and have to request that you will be pleased to acknoledge the receipt thereof.

I am, Sir very respectfully,
Your obt Servnt

Jas Harlan
Secretary,

Hon: W^m L Sharkey
Provisional Governor of Mississippi

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Washington City
August 18^th/65

James Harlan

Sends copies of amnesty procla-mation—

Answered