Letter
Richd. C. Drum to Ira P. Rankin, Esq, August 31, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,
San Francisco, August 31, 1861.
IRA P. RANKIN, Esq., Collector of the Port, San Francisco, Cal.:
SIR: The general commanding the department desires me to request that you would detain any arms shipped either to portsin the southern part of this State or in the Republic of Mexico on this coast,
Very respectfully, your obedient servant, f
RICHD. C. DRUM,
Assistant Adjutant-General,
Assistant Adjutant-General,
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: San Francisco.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 1
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