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Pickens, Francis Wilkinson, 1805-1869 to D. F. Jamison

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02269 Author/Creator: Pickens, Francis Wilkinson, 1805-1869 Place Written: Charleston, South Carolina Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1860/12/22 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 26 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Written as Governor of South Carolina to Jamison, president of the Secession Convention.

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