Papers, 1789-1926.

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Papers, 1789-1926.

Business and personal correspondence, together with other papers of Gourdin and of his brother, Henry Gourdin. Topics discussed include politics and government before the Civil War, South Carolina secession, the bombardment of Fort Sumter, mercantile business in the Confederacy, Union military operations in Georgia and South Carolina, destruction of the South during the war, and postwar Southern sentiment.

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Gourdin, Robert N.

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Merchant and commission agent, of Charleston, S.C. From the description of Papers, 1789-1926. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19592223 ...

Gourdin, Henry, 1804-1879

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Businessman. From the description of Papers of Henry Gourdin, 1860-1867. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453649 ...