Letter : Charleston, S.C., to F.W. Pickens, 1861 Feb. 13.

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Letter : Charleston, S.C., to F.W. Pickens, 1861 Feb. 13.

Duncan accepts an appointment as "senior captain in the coast police, a naval service of the state of South Carolina." Includes a note of endorsement by Governor F.W. Pickens requesting that the commission be issued as soon as possible.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7338079

South Carolina Historical Society

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Ingraham, Duncan N. (Duncan Nathaniel), 1802-1891

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

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