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Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 to Francis W. Pickens re: introducing Maj. Whiting, to survey Charleston forts

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03308 Author/Creator: Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 Place Written: Montgomery Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 23, 1861 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 21 cm, Width: 14 cm Order a Copy

Written as President of the Confederate States, to Gov. Pickens of South Carolina. Docketed by Pickens on the verso.

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