PICKENS, Governor Francis W. (1805-1869). Autograph letter signed as Governor of South Carolina.
Sale 1136 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
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Mar 27, 2023
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Apr 4, 2023
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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$400
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Lot Description
PICKENS, Governor Francis W. (1805-1869). Autograph letter signed as Governor of South Carolina.
PICKENS, Governor Francis W. (1805-1869). Autograph letter signed ("F.W. Pickens"), as Governor of South Carolina. On "State of South Carolina, head Quarters" letterhead. [Columbia, SC]. 1 October 1861. 2pp, 7 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. (toning, ink bleed, creasing). Docketed on verso.
Pickens, who signed the South Carolina Ordinance of Secession, writes to Mr. A. Huger regarding the arrival of a vessel with arms, and the acquisition of "two hundred rifles for flanking companies to each regt.... " An important early war letter demonstrating ongoing efforts by Pickens to arm his state's troops.
[With:] CAMPBELL, Archibald (1799-1866). Autograph letter signed ("A. Campbell"), as City Treasurer. Columbia [SC]. 31 March 1864. 2pp, 5 x 8 in. (creasing, light toning). Campbell writes to the Honorable Charles Macbeth expressing concern over his inability to pay interest on city stock. "I have gathered from intelligent & discreet persons this morning such information, with their views as have led me to the conclusion to draw on the Bank of the State as heretofore on tomorrow."
Estate of Carroll J. Delery III, Formerly the “Historical Shop”
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