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Deas, James Sutherland, 1784-1864. James Sutherland Deas papers, 1832 Oct. 5-1860 Nov. 5.

Title: James Sutherland Deas papers, 1832 Oct. 5-1860 Nov. 5.

Collection includes circular letter, 5 Oct. 1832, Camden, [S.C.], to "Fellow-Citizens," published in reply to political letter circulated against him, describing various party meetings at Table Rock and Columbia, S.C., confirming his political views as a member of the States Rights Party, avowing his advocacy of Andrew Jackson's re-election, and explaining his efforts to separate the tariff issue from the presidential election. Letters to Deas at Mobile, Ala., include 5 Sept. 1839, from Thomas Jefferson Withers, Camden, S.C., re legal matters, comments on the "game of politics," his trip to the upcountry, condition of crops, price of cotton, and his wife's trip to Glenn Springs, S.C.; and 5 Nov. 1860, from James Dundas, Philadelphia, Pa., acknowledging receipt of plants with suggestion that crab apple "juices are as acrid as those of a South Carolina politician," discussion of increasing sectional crisis and threats from South Carolina, anticipation of control of Lincoln's policy by the Senate and the Supreme Court, and suggesting that the South wait for the president to threaten a violation of the constitution.

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