Letter
Richd. C. Drum to Tra P. Rankin, Esq, August 31, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,
San Francisco, August 31, 1861.
TRA P. RANKIN, Esq., Collector of the Port, San Francisco, Cal. : SIR: In addition to the requests contained in former letters the general commanding the department desires you to detain until further notice all powder now in bond, or hereafter arriving at this port, as well as shot, shells, and other munitions of war.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
RICHD. C. DRUM,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
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Assistant Adjutant-General.
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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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