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South Carolina Canal and Railroad Company, 1827-1843 [One dollar bill issued by the South Carolina Rail Road]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07271.07.02 Author/Creator: South Carolina Canal and Railroad Company, 1827-1843 Place Written: South Carolina Type: Printed document signed Date: 1864 Pagination: 1 bill Height: 7.5 cm, Width: 18 cm Order a Copy

The auditor's signature is illegible. The money was in the wallet of Robert Bayly Winder, Captain and Assistant Quarter Master Confederate States of America (see GLC07271.07.01).

Winder, Richard Bayly, 1828-1894

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