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Hundt, William R., fl. 1862 An account of South Carolina's financial support of the Confederate government

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06897.02 Author/Creator: Hundt, William R., fl. 1862 Place Written: Columbia, South Carolina Type: Manuscript signed Date: March 3, 1863 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 30.6 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

As Secretary of State, William Hundt gives his account of South Carolina's passage of an act that allocated $200 million in state bonds to the Confederate government. Labeled "Copy"

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