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This primary source document is from an article from Harper’s Weekly. Harper’s Weekly was a very important newspaper from New York during the Civil War. The article was titled “New York Legislation.” The proper bibliography citation for this source is: “New York Legislation.” Harper’s Weekly (New York), April, 8, 1865, 9th ed., sec. 432. Accessed September 12, 2016. http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/civil-war/1865/April/amnesty.htm. The article clearly focuses on the New York legislation at the time. The author of the article is unclear. There is no given author for any of the article in this particular edition of the newspaper. However, the author’s purpose is clear. The point of this article is to highlight the issues that are concerning

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