Francis Wilkinson Pickens papers 1836-1860

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Francis Wilkinson Pickens papers 1836-1860

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Francis Wilkinson Pickens was an American lawyer and politician who served as United States Congressman from 1834 to 1843; as United States Minister to Russia from 1858 to 1860; and as Governor of South Carolina from 1860 to 1862. These papers consist of three letters and a passport: a letter of January 28, 1836 from Pickens to J. L. Edwards; a letter of January 15, 1841 from Pickens to William G. Boggs; and a letter of June 28, 1844 from Pickens to William Gilmore Simms. The passport belonged to R. M. Rogers, and was signed by Pickens when he was U. S. Minister to Russia, ca. 1858 to 1860

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Pickens, F. W. (Francis Wilkinson), 1805-1869

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Pickens was a congressman from South Carolina and later governor of that state. From the description of Francis Wilkinson Pickens letters from various correspondents, 1832-1834. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612796541 From the guide to the Francis Wilkinson Pickens letters from various correspondents, 1832-1834., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Congressman and governor of South Carolina. From the description of...

Simms, William Gilmore, 1806-1870

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Author, poet, and editor of South Carolina. From the description of William Gilmore Simms papers, 1735-1987. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 766024802 South Carolina author. From the description of ALsS : Woodland, near Midway, S.C., to his publishers, Philadelphia, 1840-1843. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122525116 Poet and author. From the description of William Gilmore Simms correspondence, 1842-...

Boggs, William G. (William Goodman), 1807-1889

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Edwards, J. L.

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