Subject: Amnesty

This document contains a deposition related to accusations of smuggling against Jewish merchants during the 39th Congress, 1st Session. The deposition includes testimony from Myer Stern, Solomon Hamburger, S.A. Winstock, and Abraham Valaskie. The accused merchants claimed they were fleeing the South when their boat was captured, and their claim was denied due to evidence suggesting their families remained in the South and that the Amnesty Law did not apply to Jews. The date is December 14th, 1864. The document is part of the Congressional Record.