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- Creator
- Pickens, F. W. (Francis Wilkinson), 1805-1869
- Call number
- MssCol 14320
- Physical description
- .1 linear feet (1 folder)
- Preferred Citation
- Francis Wilkinson Pickens papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Francis Wilkinson Pickens was an American lawyer and politician who served as United States Congressman from 1834 to 1843; as United States Minister to Russia from 1858 to 1860; and as Governor of South Carolina from 1860 to 1862. These papers consist of three letters and a passport: a letter of January 28, 1836 from Pickens to J. L. Edwards; a letter of January 15, 1841 from Pickens to William G. Boggs; and a letter of June 28, 1844 from Pickens to William Gilmore Simms. The passport belonged to R. M. Rogers, and was signed by Pickens when he was U. S. Minister to Russia, ca. 1858 to 1860
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- Pickens, F. W. (Francis Wilkinson), 1805-1869
- Boggs, William G. (William Goodman), 1807-1889 (recipient)
- Boggs, William G. (William Goodman), 1807-1889 (recipient)
- Edwards, J. L. (recipient)
- Edwards, J. L. (recipient)
- Simms, William Gilmore, 1806-1870 (recipient)
- Simms, William Gilmore, 1806-1870 (recipient)
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Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328