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1860/12/30
Jamison, David F., fl. 1860
to Gov. F.W. Pickens re: transmittal of above resolution on permanent army
Signed as President of the South Carolina Secession Convention. Written in the hand of B.F. Arthur.
GLC02274.02
Arthur, B.F., fl. 1860-1863
Official copy of minutes of Constitutional Comm. resolve (not to relax military)
Written as clerk of the South Carolina Secession Convention.
GLC02275
1861/01/02
Official copy of minutes of Constitutional Comm. resolve re: checks to U.S. Govt
Advising Governor Pickens that no checks be issued to U.S. government employees. (Misdated 1860.)
GLC02276.01
Ferguson, H.W., fl. 1861
to Gov. F.W. Pickens re: transmittal of above resolution on checks
Signed by Hunter as President Pro-Tem of the South Carolina Secession Convention. (Misdated 1860.) Written in the hand of B.F. Arthur.
GLC02276.02
Pickens, Francis Wilkinson, 1805-1869
Board of Ordinance letter to Pickens re: defense of Charleston
With Pickens' endorsement on verso, as Gov. of South Carolina, he has refused to yield. James Jones and signed by Thomas F. Dragton.
GLC02277.01
1861/01/10
Sloan, John D., fl. 1861
Original resolution to protect South Carolina sea coast
Document signed as members of the South Carolina House of Representatives. This is the original resolution requesting Pickens describe coastal defenses.
GLC02278
1861-1902
Dewey, Orville S., fl. 1861-1902
[Collection of Orville S. Dewey, 33rd regiment, New York, light artillery] [decimalized]
Nicknamed "Tom" by his family and coming from Buffalo, Dewey served in the army of the Potomac, primarily in Washington at an instructional camp. Many of the letters are addressed to his sister Mary "Mollie" McLean. Dewey stayed in the Army after the...
GLC02161
October 1859-January 1862
Higgins, Patrick, fl. 1859-1862
[Collection of letters written to Fannie Schoonmaker from Patrick Higgins, K company, 56th regiment, New York, infantry] [decimalized]
The collection consists of ten letters written to a young lady named Fannie Schoonmaker, and one letter to an unknown recipient. Nine of the eleven letters, some of which predate the Civil War, are from Patrick Higgins. One letter is from David Reese...
GLC02164
1861-1864
Johnston, Witter H., fl. 1861-1864
[Collection of Witter H. Johnston, I company, 144th regiment, New York, infantry] [decimalized]
Letters written from South Carolina, Jacksonville, FL, and Washington. Includes 17 post-war items. Member of 144th NY Vols.
GLC02167
1868
Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896
[Seated portrait of John H. Surratt]
One portrait of John Harrison Surratt, Jr., taken by Mathew Brady in 1868.
GLC02194
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