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Richmond, 1863. 55pp. Gathered signatures, stitched. Marginal dampstaining throughout, else quite good. In folding cloth case, leather label. Addresses the issue of British consuls who resided in the South before the outbreak of the Civil War, and who continued to do so during the war, and what their political status should be. The British government came close to recognizing the Confederacy, but decided not to, creating an awkward diplomatic situation. PARRISH & WILLINGHAM 1783.