Armistead Burt papers 1759-1933

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Armistead Burt papers 1759-1933

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Armistead Burt (1802-1883) was a planter, lawyer, and U.S. Representative from Abbeville, S.C. Collection contains political and legal correspondence of Armistead Burt (1802-1883), South Carolina planter and member of U.S. Congress. The political correspondence deals largely with the policies of John C. Calhoun and the question of secession. After 1860 the material relates chiefly to Burt's law practice, especially to the management of estates of Confederate soldiers, and the Calhoun estate. Other matters referred to include the political corruption and economic conditions in postwar South Carolina. Among the correspondents are Armistead Burt, Pierce M. Butler, Henry Toole Clark, Thomas Green Clemson, T. L. Deveaux, James H. Hammond, A. P. Hayne, Reverdy Johnson, Hugh S. Legare, Augustus B. Longstreet, W. N. Meriwether, James L. Petigru, Francis W. Pickens, Robert Barnwell Rhett, Richard Rush, Waddy Thompson, and Louis T. Wigfall.

3.6 Linear feet; 9 boxes; 5,675 items

David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

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Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850

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Bartlett, Levi, 1763-1828

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Burt, A. (Armistead), 1802-1883

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Planter, lawyer, and U.S. Representative, of Abbeville, S.C. From the description of Papers, 1759-1933. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19309861 Armistead Burt (1802-1883) was a planter, lawyer, and U.S. Representative from Abbeville, S.C. From the guide to the Armistead Burt papers, 1759-1933, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University) Armistead Burt, son of Francis Burt, of Pendleton District, moved to Abbe...