Raynor HCA 2014-01
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Civilian letter written by John F. Furman, 4pp., Scottsboro, January 17th, 1861, to his wife in Manchester, South Carolina. Comes with original cover with cancellation “Milledigeville, Ga.” Furman was an attendee to the Georgia Secession Convention and reports his observations in nearly three full pages. In part, “The convention met yesterday. Col. Benning of Muscogee temporary President after which I saw Crawford of Richmond was elected for permanent President & Mr. Lamar Secretary – both secessionists. Today the Commissions from Carolina & Alabama (Orr & Shorter) addressed this body. Orr’s address was very sagacious & telling....Almost all the able men of the state are here. As yet no action has been taken – something will probably be done tomorrow. Col. Jones remarked to me today, ‘We have a majority of 25 to 30 true men and can carry through our measures without fail.’ He is a most uncompromising secessionist. ... I think Georgia will go out at once though I apprehend there will be a strong effort made by the corporatists to defy the action of the body as long as possible, or to modify that action in passing the ordinance to take effect at some future time. The secessionist however I trust will never consent to such an arrangement. ... There is a great crowd of men in Milledgeville. The boys went in today to hear the speakers. I had them both with me in the Representative Chamber. ...” The Convention voted in favor of secession on January 19th.
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