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Morrill Anti Bigamy Act

Name: Morrill Anti Bigamy Act – United States factsheet records
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United States · Government / Republican Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1862Date range

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Chronological records

1862

Abraham Lincoln7 August 1862

Washington DC · Government / Republican Party Government

Lincoln signs legislation restricting bigamy in United States territories

Names involved

Abraham Lincoln

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