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Semmes, Paul Jones, 1815-1863 to Joseph E. Brown

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00572.22 Author/Creator: Semmes, Paul Jones, 1815-1863 Place Written: Columbus, Georgia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 3, 1861 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Semmes's copy, docketed. Semmes informs the Governor of Georgia that he returned to Columbus, Georgia yesterday and is feeling very unwell. Semmes had been in New York acquiring arms for Georgia. Docketed by Semmes on verso.

Semmes, Paul Jones, 1815-1863
Brown, Joseph Emerson, 1821-1894

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