A Proclamation By His Excellency W W Holden Followed By 18 Lines Of Text And Other Information

by W W Holden

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First edition

Raleigh, NC: Executive Dept. January 30th, 1869. First edition. Printed broadside, 11 1/2 x 9 inches, employing several sizes of type, noting a vacancy in the 16th Senatorial District of North Carolina and calling for an election to be held on February 25 to replace John A. Oates who had been banned by the 14th Article of the Federal Constitution. Oates was apparently in violation of Section 3 of the Amendment, having taken an oath to support the U.S.

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