Raynors HCA 2016-06
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/17/2016
PICKENS, Francis W. (1805-1869) was Governor of South Carolina when that state became the first to secede from the Federal Government. Autograph Letter Signed “F.W. Pickens,” (cramped) on imprinted ‘State of South Carolina’ letterhead, 3pp., nd circa late 1861,VG. In part, “I sign with pleasure the request to issue the receivable paper authorized under the act for $200,000. ... I do hope you will go immediately and push as many through by the meeting of the Legislature as possible, for all we can get there will relieve us that much. ... Beside the soldiers have already run through half their supplies, & private contributions particularly of blankets & shirts & drawers are going on to a large extent ... I agree with you as to a special agent in Richmond, & want when the Confederate Govt. have provided to account for all transportation. We must hold back on supplies and keep them a secret to ourselves until the hard fact of the winter, & when we can know where they may be needed most, & then we can tell with effect from our public sources. At present there is no suffering in fact. ... As to the 90 muskets to be paid for to Messrs Frazier & Co. – they are 90 that Col. Gist got for a company in DeSaussure’s Regt. ... The price they were offered to us at was $30 although they had sold to Confederate Govt. at $40. ...”
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