Semmes, Paul Jones, 1815-1863 to Joseph E. Brown

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GLC#
GLC00446.01-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
December 25, 1860
Author/Creator
Semmes, Paul Jones, 1815-1863
Title
to Joseph E. Brown
Place Written
New York, New York
Pagination
1 p. : docket Height: 25.5 cm, Width: 20.5 cm
Language
English
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Age of Jackson

Writes to the Governor of Georgia enclosing a plan and specifications for a powder magazine, with estimated costs. Advises that the magazine will hold 1250 barrels of 100 pounds of powder and that it was requested from Mr. E.J. Dupont de Nemours & Co. of Wilmington, Delaware. Semmes's autograph copy, marked as a copy. Docketed by Semmes. Accompanied by architectural drawing, GLC00446.02. Written from the 5th Avenue Hotel in New York City. This letter, written five days after South Carolina seceded from the Union, shows that preparations for war were already underway.

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