Records of the steamship Planter, 1861-1862.

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Records of the steamship Planter, 1861-1862.

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Records of the steamship Planter include a license, a certificate, and an account book. A license (1861) grants John Ferguson permission to conduct coastal trade out of Charleston (S.C.) for one year. A certificate of enrollment (1861) from the Confederate States of America was required under "An Act for Enrolling and Licensing Ships or Vessels to be employed in the Coasting Trade and Fisheries, and for regulating the same," and replaces the former U.S. enrollment, now surrendered (also includes the ship's specifications). An account book lists cash received from various individuals, and amounts paid out for provisions and other items. The inside front cover is inscribed: "C.J. Relyea 1862." A penciled note reads: "Found on board the steamer Planter when she was brought to the South Atlantic Squadron by Robert Small [sic]."

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Smalls, Robert, 1839-1915

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Confederate states of America. Army

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The Savannah Ordnance Depot, Savannah, Georgia, was organized as a field depot during the Civil War. In April 1864, it became the Savannah Arsenal under the supervision of the Chief of Ordnance. From the description of Savannah Ordnance Depot employment roll, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477938 The Confederate States of America Army may have created the position of Purchasing Commissary of Subsistence to oversee the distribution of food and other supplies to the Co...

Relyea, Charles J.

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Ferguson, John, fl. 1861.

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Planter (Ship)

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Whaling vessel, out of Nantucket, Mass., on a voyage (1837-1841) mastered by Eben M. Hinckley; owner: William B. Coffin. From the description of Accounts, 1839-1840. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71013672 Charleston, South Carolina steamship owned by John Ferguson. The Planter was built in Charleston in 1860, and served as an armed dispatch boat and transport attached to the engineer department at Charleston under Brig. Gen. Roswell Sabine Ripley of the C...