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(CIVIL WAR--NEWSPAPERS.) [Fe]liciana Democrat. Broadside newspaper, 10 1/4 x 6 1/2 inches, printed on wallpaper; creased, worn, lacking upper left corner with some loss to masthead. Clinton, LA, 23 December 1864
Features telegraphic reports on Sherman's march, and of the Confederate resolution which authorized the recruitment of slaves to work on military fortifications. Also advertises an estate sale of a local blacksmith's property, including "Negro man Orange, a good blacksmith" and "Minie, striker and good field hand." No other copies of this issue are known, per the Library of Congress and WorldCat.
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