Telegrams sent to governors of South Carolina, 1861-1864.

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Telegrams sent to governors of South Carolina, 1861-1864.

All telegrams are to the Office of the Governor of South Carolina during the period when South Carolina had seceded from the United States and was part of the Confederate States of America. Telegrams sent to Governor Francis Wilkinson Pickens (Governor 1860-1862) or to Milledge Luke Bonham (Governor 1862-1864). Telegrams are all on printed forms with manuscript additions. Forms are from either The Southern Telegraph Companies or the American Telegraph Company. Telegrams are from a variety of people, including the military, government officials, and civilians. Subjects concern slave trade, movements of ships, troops, and goods and services, among other topics.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8148940

Houghton Library

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South Carolina. Governor (1860-1862 : Pickens)

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South Carolina. Governor (1862-1864 : Bonham)

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Pickens, F. W. 1805-1869,

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South Carolina. Governor

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Bonham. Milledge L. 1813-1890.

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