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Arthur, B.F., fl. 1860-1863 Official copy of minutes of Constitutional Comm. resolve (permanent army)

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02274.01 Author/Creator: Arthur, B.F., fl. 1860-1863 Place Written: Charleston, South Carolina Type: Letter signed Date: December 30, 1860 Pagination: 1 p. + docket 27 x 20 cm Order a Copy

Written as clerk of the South Carolina Secession Convention.

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