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Valley Spirit, July 10, 1861 Go To Page : 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

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Description of Page: Lincoln's address fills entire page.

President's Message
(Column 1)

Summary: Transcript of Lincoln's message to Congress requesting appropriation of men and money for war.

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Description of Page: Reports of Army movements. News from Fortress Monroe in column 6.

The Message and the Reports
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Summary: Item unhappily and critically reports that Lincoln's message did not lead to any hope that peace will soon be restored. Article expresses consternation regarding the increase in taxation that will be passed to finance the war effort.

Excerpt: "The Message...furnish[es] no grounds upon which to found a hope that the blessings of peace will soon smile upon our unhappy country or that the blood or the money of the people is at all to be economized."

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Description of Page: Various items of national news and advertisements

Married
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Summary: Married July 2.
(Names in announcement: Rev.Wm.Harden, JamesTrout, SarahStofford)

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Description of Page: Advertisements