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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00572.19 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Paul J. Semmes, 2nd Regiment, Georgia, infantry |
| Title | Paul Jones Semmes to Joseph E. Brown about purchasing weapons |
| Date | 22 December 1860 |
| Author | Semmes, Paul Jones (1815-1863) |
| Recipient | Brown, Joseph E. |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Retained copy, docketed by Semmes. Writes to the Governor of Georgia enclosing a contract (not present; probably GLC00508.04) for the purchase of rifle cannon, projectiles, and lead. Discusses the pros and cons of different types of guns, shells and ranges. With initialed postscript. |
| Subjects | Military History Civil War Confederate General or Leader Confederate States of America Militia Ammunition Weaponry Artillery Government and Civics Contract |
| People | Semmes, Paul Jones (1815-1863) Brown, Joseph Emerson (1821-1894) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Government & Politics; The American Civil War; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |