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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | March 23, 1849 |
| From City | Charleston |
| From State | SC |
| To City | Camden |
| To State | SC |
| Addressee | Col James Chestnut Jr |
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| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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3/22/1849 Charleston SC US #1a Col James Chesnut Jr CSA Officer Ft. Johnson 1st
March 22, 1849 Charleston, South Carolina ... US #1a ... sent to Colonel James Chesnut, Jr in Camden, SC ... CSA Officer Ft. Johnson ... Ordered the 1st shots at Fort Sumter ... Interesting letter about mortgage and property sale. McRae Sale under mortgage to Mr. Petigru decided against us ... from Robinson & Caldwell
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Docketed Robinson & Caldwell March 22, 1849
Letter datelined Charleston March 22, 1849
Letter signed Robinson & Caldwell
Letter addressed to Col James Caldwell Jr (1815-1885), son of James Chestnut Sr (1775–1866) and his wife, Mary Cox (1777–1864) on Mulberry Plantation near Camden, South Carolina. Chesnut Sr. was one of the wealthiest planters in the South.
After graduating from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton) in 1835 with a law degree, he enterred South Carolina politics and was US Senator from 1858 to 1860.
After succession, James became the aide-de-camp to General P.G.T. Beauregard and was sent by the general to demand the surrender of Fort Sumter in Charleston. He ordered the shelling of Fort Sumter, starting the Civil War.
James Chestnut's wife, Mary Boykin Miller Chestnut (1823-1886) was the famous diarist.
March 22, 1849 Charleston, South Carolina ... US #1a ... sent to Colonel James Chesnut, Jr in Camden, SC ... CSA Officer Ft. Johnson ... Ordered the 1st shots at Fort Sumter ... Interesting letter about mortgage and property sale. McRae Sale under mortgage to Mr. Petigru decided against us ... from Robinson & Caldwell
EBAY lot (dllimoges) – images
Not listed in Alexander
Docketed Robinson & Caldwell March 22, 1849
Letter datelined Charleston March 22, 1849
Letter signed Robinson & Caldwell
Letter addressed to Col James Caldwell Jr (1815-1885), son of James Chestnut Sr (1775–1866) and his wife, Mary Cox (1777–1864) on Mulberry Plantation near Camden, South Carolina. Chesnut Sr. was one of the wealthiest planters in the South.
After graduating from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton) in 1835 with a law degree, he enterred South Carolina politics and was US Senator from 1858 to 1860.
After succession, James became the aide-de-camp to General P.G.T. Beauregard and was sent by the general to demand the surrender of Fort Sumter in Charleston. He ordered the shelling of Fort Sumter, starting the Civil War.
James Chestnut's wife, Mary Boykin Miller Chestnut (1823-1886) was the famous diarist.
