Hamilton, W. S. (William Southerland), b. 1789.
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Hamilton, W. S. (William Southerland), b. 1789.
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Hamilton, W. S. (William Southerland), b. 1789.
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W.S. Hamilton (b. 1789) studied at Princeton College, served as a United States Army officer, 1808-1817, and was a planter and legislator in Louisiana. His father, John Hamilton, studied law in Scotland before moving to the United States to be a lawyer, state legislator, and active Baptist in Edenton and Elizabeth City, N.C. John Hamilton later moved to Louisiana. W.S. Hamilton and his stepmother became involved in a controversy over property due to him from his mother's estate after John Hamilton's death.
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Slavery
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Washington (N.C.)
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North Carolina
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Edenton (N.C.)
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Louisiana
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Scotland
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Confederate States of America
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Elizabeth City (N.C.)
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