Papers, 1820-1860, 1876.

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Papers, 1820-1860, 1876.

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These records consist of political and business correspondence addressed to Hunter, drafts of speeches, manuscript biographies of Hunter and John C. Calhoun (author unidentified), and copies of Hunter's letters. Most of the correspondence 1826-1855, is from family members, and in the period 1856-1860, from constituents requesting favors. Contents: Box 1, published papers; Box 2, correspondence, 1826-1855; Box 3, correspondence, 1856-1860; Box 4, unidentified and unclassified papers; Box 5, manuscript biographies.

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

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John Caldwell Calhoun (March 18, 1782 – March 31, 1850) was an American statesman and political theorist from South Carolina who served as the seventh vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832. He is remembered for strongly defending slavery and for advancing the concept of minority states' rights in politics. He did this in the context of protecting the interests of the white South when its residents were outnumbered by Northerners. He began his political career as a nationalist, mo...

Hunter, R. M. T. (Robert Mercer Taliaferro), 1809-1887

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Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter (April 21, 1809 – July 18, 1887) was a Virginia lawyer, politician and plantation owner. He was a U.S. Representative (1837–1843, 1845–1847), Speaker of the House (1839–1841), and U.S. Senator (1847–1861). During the American Civil War, Hunter became the Confederate States Secretary of State (1861–1862) and then a Confederate Senator (1862–1865) and critic of President Jefferson Davis. After the war, Hunter failed to win re-election to the U.S. Senate, but did ser...