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Pinckney, Henry Laurens, 1794-1863 Charleston mercury.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.43 Author/Creator: Pinckney, Henry Laurens, 1794-1863 Place Written: Charleston, South Carolina Type: Header Record Date: 1860-1865 Pagination: 45 issues Height: 65 cm, Width: 52 cm Order a Copy

Published daily except Sunday. Distinct title issued by same publisher of the Tri-weekly Mercury, the tri-weekly edition.

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