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Sloan, John D., fl. 1861 Original resolution to protect South Carolina sea coast

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02278 Author/Creator: Sloan, John D., fl. 1861 Place Written: Columbia, South Carolina Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1861/01/10 Pagination: 1 p. + docket 26 x 20 cm Order a Copy

Document signed as members of the South Carolina House of Representatives. This is the original resolution requesting Pickens describe coastal defenses.

Sloan, John D., fl. 1861

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