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[illegible] : April 24, 1861

1861, Bishop Polk (?) (letter unsigned and incomplete) Shreveport, La., to "My dear
Apr Bishop" (Otey?) re: his pastoral letter concerning his declaration to make the
24 Diocese of Louisiana independent after the state of Louisiana, by ordinance
declared herself an independent sovereignty; detailed explanations. 4 pp. (1 mss.
original, 1 typed copy).