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Credentials of Georgia Member: John A. Wimpy and the Certificate of Election: John H. Christy are referred to the Committee of Elections

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Motion to Refer the Credentials of John A. Wimpy and Certificate of Election of John H. Christy

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Headquarters Third Military District, (Georgia, Florida, and Alabama.) From returns made to these headquarters by boards of registration of the election held in the State of Georgia for civil officers of said State and for members of Congress, under the provisions of General Order No. 40, issued from these headquarters, which election commenced on the 20ch day of April and continued four days, it is hereby certified that it appears that in said election John H. Christy received a majority of the votes cast for a Representative to the Congress of the United States from the sixth congressional district in said State of Georgia.

GEORGE G. MEADE,

Major General United States Army, Commanding

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