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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00572.19 Author/Creator: Semmes, Paul Jones (1815-1863) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 22 December 1860 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; 26 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Retained copy, docketed by Semmes. Writes to the Governor of Georgia enclosing a contract (not present; probably GLC00508.04) for the purchase of rifle cannon, projectiles, and lead. Discusses the pros and cons of different types of guns, shells and ranges. With initialled postscript.

Semmes, Paul Jones, 1815-1863
Brown, Joseph Emerson, 1821-1894

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