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[BENJAMIN, JUDAH P. -- MISCELLANEOUS]. BENJAMIN, JUDAH P. Printed document signed as Confederate Secretary of State for B.F. Ficklin, Richmond, 13 August 1862, Folio, 1 page,, a passport allowing transit through the Cofederacy -- [ANON.]. The African Slave Trade, the secret purpose of the Insurgents to revive it...Judah P. Benjamin's intercepted instructions. Philadelphia, 1863. 8vo, modern calf, original wrappers bound in; slight browning. Provenance: Benson John Lossing, inscription on title -- BENJAMIN. Speech of Hon. J.P. Benjamin, of Louisiana. N.p., n.d. [Washington, D.C., c.1860?]. 8vo, modern calf; browning and staining. In this speech, Benjamin attacks S.A. Douglas (Lincoln's old opponent), cites the Dred Scott decision, and quotes Lincoln -- [CONFEDERATE IMPRINT]. Report of the Secretary of War. Richmond, 1861. 8vo, modern folding case; slight staining. An account of Confederate actions in Arizona, the loss of California to the Union, etc. -- [With:] a quantity of ephemera related to Benjamin and his period including a group of Confederate banknotes and bonds, modern reference works, etc. Together approx. 15 items, various sizes, condition varies. (15)