Chesnut family papers, 1782-1896.

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Chesnut family papers, 1782-1896.

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Papers of three prominent South Carolinians of the antebellum period, James Chesnut, Jr. (1815-1885), a prominent secessionist and member of the South Carolina legislature and later an aide to General Beauregard; his father-in-law, Stephen Decatur Miller (1787-1838); and a contemporary, John Lawrence Manning (1816-1889), governor from 1852 to 1854. The collection consists primarily of correspondence related to personal affairs and to social and economic conditions on South Carolina plantations, rather than to politics. Miller served as governor and U.S. Senator between 1820 and 1833, and some of the correspondence relates to the issue of nullification. Also present are several photographs and a genealogy.

2.0 c.f. (5 archives boxes) and4 reels of microfilm (35mm)

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6925784

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Chesnut, James, 1815-1885

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Camden, S.C. attorney, plantation owner, state legislator, and U.S. Senator. He held several military posts during the Civil War including a staff position in Richmond, Va. from 1862 to 1864. His wife was Mary Boykin Miller (1823-1886). From the description of James Chesnut papers, 1850-1900. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36794015 Attorney, plantation owner, South Carolina Representative, South Carolina Senator, and U.S. Senator. A native of Ca...

Manning, John L. (John Lawrence), 1816-1889

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Clarendon County, S.C. plantation owner, South Carolina state representative and senator, and governor of South Carolina 1852 to 1854. From the description of John L. Manning papers, 1839-1888 (bulk 1839-1863). (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36794049 Resident of Sumter (Sumter Co.), S.C. From the description of Papers, 1778-1864. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19902886 Governor of South Carolina ...

Miller, Stephen Decatur, 1787-1838

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Lancaster and Sumter District S.C. attorney, plantation owner, and politician. He served in the South Carolina Senate and was governor of the state 1828 to 1830. An ardent supporter of states rights, Miller also served in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. Miller's daughter Mary Boykin Miller married James Chesnut, Jr. (1815-1885). From the description of Stephen Decatur Miller papers, 1821-1834. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36794127 ...

Chestnut family.

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