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South Carolina. Convention (1860-1862) Declaration of the immediate causes which induce and justify the secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union; and the ordinance of secession.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00373 Author/Creator: South Carolina. Convention (1860-1862) Place Written: Charleston, South Carolina Type: Pamphlet Date: 1860 Pagination: 13 p. ; 23 x 15 cm. Order a Copy PDF Download(s): PDF copy (image only)

First edition printed by Evans & Cogswell, Charleston, South Carolina. The report of the committee to draw up the Confederate declaration of independence. Original yellow paper cover as issued.

South Carolina. Convention, 1860-1862

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