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Seibels family. Seibels family papers, 1780-1960.

Title: Seibels family papers, 1780-1960.

Family correspondence, including letter, 29 Aug. 1832, John N. Barrillon, to John T. Seibels, re political excitement in Charleston, S.C., and nullification; letters, 16 May and 23 Dec. 1847, Montgomery and Camp Martin, Ala., John Jacob Seibels, to his father, Columbia, S.C., re politics in Alabama and South Carolina, and election to command a battalion of troops. Resolutions, 9 May 1853, adopted by the Commercial Bank of Columbia, S.C., re death of John T. Seibels; letters, 27 July and 8 Dec. 1861, Bull Run and Davis Ford, Va., John Jacob Seibels, to Edwin Grenville Seibels, re battle of Bull Run with sketch of battlefield, popularity of Beauregard, criticism of Jefferson Davis, capture of Port Royal, S.C., and providing for his troops. Letter, 19 July 1862, Columbia, S.C., Franklin J. Moses, to Emmet Seibels, re an appointment; letter, 25 Apr. 1884, Washington, D.C., William Grenville Temple, to Edwin Grenville Seibels, re family connections and popularity of Matthew Calbraith Butler and Wade Hampton in Washington society. Honorary degre, 2 June 1942, conferred on Edwin Grenville Seibels by Newberry College; and 3 volumes, 1780-1899, transcribed from originals in the Seibels family papers; also including "Translations of the Letters of a Hindoo Rajah," vol. 2, by Eliza Hamilton, 1796; "Stowe: A Description of the House and Gardens of the Most Noble Richard Grenville Nugent Chandos Temple...," 1832. Description of Queen Victoria's daughter's wedding, 1858; "Acts and Resolutions of the First Session of the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States," 1861; "The Pacific Tourist: Williams' Illustrated Guide to the Pacific R.R. and California, and Pleasure Resorts Across the Continent," by Henry Williams, 1876; German history of the Seibels family, 1910; catalog of house and contents for auction, 4 July 1921, "Stowe, near Buckingham...; "The Temple Memoirs...," by John Alexander Temple, 1925. Other published materials include: "Report of the United States National Museum," 1942; undated 19th-century bound pamphlet, [Acts of the Legislature, Relative to South Carolina College: Laws of the South Carolina college; 1836 edition?] Oversize items include USC diploma, July 1885, awarded to Edwin Grenville Seibels by the Clariosophic Society; certificate, 1 Dec. 1908, to Edwin G. Seibels acknowledging his election to the S.C. House of Representatives, signed by the Secretary of State; and reprint of New Jersey Journal (16 Feb. 1777), 4 pp., published in the Elizabeth Daily Journal (16 Feb. 1929). Three maps include a Civil War diagram of the first battle at Manassas [1861]: Map of battles on Bull Run near Manassas, 21st of July 1861 [Pob-3]; and two maps of Columbia, S.C., published 1905 and 1945. Cover letter, 25 Jan. 1945, Ruth Clarke to Dr. R.L. Meriwether of the South Caroliniana Society, describing the maps and other ovesize items, along with description of various photographs and artifacts not present in the collection [filed in P].

ArchivalResource: 3 maps

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Buxton, Julian T. Julian T. Buxton papers, 1950.

Title: Julian T. Buxton papers, 1950.

Papers consist of Buxton's original annotated typescript (bound), "Franklin J. Moses, Jr., the Scalawag Governor of South Carolina," a thesis presented to the Department of History, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts, April 26, 1950. Included are a letter and two postcards from southern historian, Frances B. Simkins, which contain critique of the thesis, along with comments and encouragement to publish. Also notes (author unknown) that evaluate specific pages.

ArchivalResource: 7 items ; 8-28 cm.

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Moses, Franklin J. Papers, 1839-1857.

Title: Papers, 1839-1857.

Bills of sale for slaves purchased by Franklin J. Moses (1838- 1906), journalist and governor of South Carolina, 1872-1874.

ArchivalResource: 9 items.

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Haynsworth, William Francis Baker, 1824-1905. William Francis Baker Haynsworth papers, 1808-1906.

Title: William Francis Baker Haynsworth papers, 1808-1906.

Chiefly legal records re Haynsworth's career as lawyer, magistrate, and Commissioner in Equity; also including receipts for promissory notes, lumber sales, banking transactions, medical and dental bills, South Carolina Militia, Baptist Church, Free Schools, Sumter Academy, and purchase and sale of African-American slaves. Including letter, 27 Mar. 1835, John J. Potts to Col. Thomas Sumter, re Potts' land title in Clarendon County, S.C.; 9 letters, 10 Aug. 1843-25 Aug. 1863, Charleston, Camden, and Sumter, S.C., re legal matters; letter, 14 May 1851, re capture and arrest of William, an African American slave; letter, 31 Dec. 1851, from F.J. Moses, settling account of J.E. Green; letter, 26 Feb. 1852, from R.I. Manning, re sale of land owned by Jared Cantey; letter 12 July 1856, from Gov. J.H. Adams, granting Haynsworth leave of absence from the state. Letter, 15 Mar. 1859, Mobile Ala., from Charles H. Morse, re Robert J. Compton's visit to Sumter, S.C., railroad expansion, and social and business activities in Mobile, Ala.; letter, 24 May 1859, Charleston, S.C., from E.T. Wrinkler, re Southern Baptist Committee meeting, religion, and divorce; and letter, 5 Jan. 1861, Harllee House, Sumter, S.C., from Theodore McGowan and J. Mac. Thomson, re teaching the subject of slavery at Sumter Academy. Letter, 4 May 1862, Kingsville, S.C. [also spelled Kingville], from W.W. Harllee, re public criticism of defense of Georgetown, S.C., and disposition of troops, raising troops for defense of land between Wateree river, Santee river, and North Carolina; letter, 21 Dec. 1865, Bennettsville, S.C., from B.D. Townsend, re bank bills; letter, 5 Dec. 1866, S.C. House, Columbia, S.C., from A.A. Gilbert, re Commissioners of Free Schools, J.R. Kendrick's election as Officer of Commissioner in Equity, legislature's work, debt problems. Letters, 1866-1868, of Frederick A. Sawyer, Collector of Internal Revenue, including pamphlet, 26 Mar. 1881, re increasing electrification of area by Columbia and Lexington Water Power Company.

ArchivalResource: 1726 items.

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