3. C. C. Andrews, Early Steps in Reconstruction. Speeches by General C. C. Andrews, of Minnesota, in Texas and Arkansas (Washington, DC: Chronicle Print, [1865?]). (8 p.)


Two speeches delineating the duties and responsibilities of planters and freedmen in labor contracts in a free society. The first speech was delivered at Brenham, Texas, on July 20, 1865, and was originally published in the Houston Telegraph. The second speech was delivered at Little Rock, Arkansas, on January 22, 1864, and was originally published in the [Little Rock] Unconditional Union.