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Lot 439: Civil War Volunteer Proclamation

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Lot  439: Civil War Volunteer Proclamation
<b>CW¥U¥Documents</b><hr><b>November 4, 1863, 'A PROCLAMATION' Seeking Volunteers for the Union Army, by the Governor of New Hampshire, Choice Very Fine.</b>
10.75' x 8' four-page document, integral leaf, with the state seal in upper left corner, signed in print by Joseph A. Gilmore as governor, calling for volunteers for the Union Army. 'It is very evident that some who have staid at home and talked war must under this call, report themselves for duty....' Gilmore declares. Lightly toned pages with normal folds and a few edge splits.