Inaugural address of Jefferson Davis...

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February 26, 1862

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 26, 1862

* Confederate president Jefferson Davis
* Inauguration - inaugural address

An historic issue as the top of the back page has: "From The South" "Jeff. Davis' Inaugural Address" "Acknowledgment of Rebel Defeats" "The North to Sink Under Its Load of Debt" "Another Day of Fasting and Prayer". Included is the lengthy text of Davis' inaugural address in which he states: "...we have assembled to usher into existence the Permanent government of the Confederate States..." which previously had been a provisional government.
There are also details headed: "The Inaugural Ceremonies" and the text of a proclamation scheduling a day of fasting, signed in type: Jefferson Davis, beneath which is text on: "The Formal Election of Davis and Stephens" (see photos).
Civil War headlines on the front page include: "Important From Tennessee" "The News of the Capture of Nashville Confirmed" "The Rebels Fallen Back to Murfreesboro" "Important From Kentucky" "The Probable Evacuation of Columbus" and more.
Eight pages, nice condition.

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