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Glaze, William, 1815-1883 to Edward Manigault

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03034 Author/Creator: Glaze, William, 1815-1883 Place Written: Columbia, South Carolina Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 4 April 1861 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 24 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

Lists guns and heavy shells sent to Charleston intended for the bombardment of Fort Sumter. Written on Proprietor stationery of the Palmetto Iron Works.

Manigault, Edward, 1817-1874
Glaze, William, 1815-1883

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