| From the Richmond Dispatch |
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| March 1, 1861 |
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| Powder for Charleston |
| The Montgomery Advertiser, of Sunday, has
the following item: |
| "Yesterday there were forty-nine
thousand one hundred pounds of powder shipped from the Montgomery
& West Point Railroad Depot {3
to 4 carloads}, for Charleston. It was intended for the use of the
South Carolina
troops, when needed." |
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