Book Description
Chiefly consisting of letters, a printed leaflet, and a report. Includes letter, 2 October 1861, as a private secretary to Governor Pickens, to Captain Thomas W. Walsh, acknowledging the receipt of resolutions of Walsh's company offering to serve in defense of the state; 12 November 1864, Edgefield District, South Carolina, circular enrolling Robert Quarles in the "supporting force," to supervise "all men at home" and "arrest all deserters"; 31 October 1876, as trustee of the University of South Carolina, to Dr. Anson W. Cummings, re commencement; Printed leaflet, 6 March 1862, from the "Executive Council Chamber" giving the system for raising troops to meet the quota as called by the President of the Confederate States, F.J.M, as secretary, with general orders, 7 March 1862 of states rights gist, Adjutant and Inspector General of South Carolina; Report, 2 November 1872, from the Chicago Daily Tribune, by a correspondent discussing the political situation in South Carolina and featuring the "Moses' party" with sketches of various officials.