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WASHINGTON:

PUBLISHED BY CORNELIUS WENDELL.

THE

POLITICAL TEXT-BOOK,

OR

ENCYCLOPEDIA.

CONTAINING EVERYTHING NECESSARY FOR THE REFERENCE OF THE POLITICIANS AND STATESMEN OF THE UNITED STATES.

EDITED BY

M. W. CLUSKEY,

OF WASHINGTON, D. C.

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