Thursday, December 3, 2009

Washington April 14 [1862].

A private dispatch dated Fort Monroe last night at 10 o’clock and received here this morning, represents that there was clear moon-light, and all quiet in that vicinity.

Some of the newspapers erroneously state that the tax bill, as passed by the House taxes the stock of whisky and other spirits on hand previous to the 1st of May.

– Published in The Gate City, Keokuk, Iowa, Tuesday, April 15, 1862

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