ALS, 1810 March 29 : Hampton, to F.D. Petit de Villers.

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ALS, 1810 March 29 : Hampton, to F.D. Petit de Villers.

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This is an emotional letter of Pierce Butler, as he writes on the death of his son. His son had died just upon reaching manhood. Written in a wobbly hand, it is quite evident that he was indeed suffering from a nervous condition stemming from his sorrow.

1 p. ; 25 x 20 cm.

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Butler, Pierce, 1744-1822

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Pierce Butler (July 11, 1744 – February 15, 1822) was an Irish-American South Carolina rice planter, slaveholder, politician, an officer in the Revolutionary War, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He served as a state legislator, a member of the Congress of the Confederation, a delegate to the 1787 Constitutional Convention where he signed the United States Constitution, and was a member of the United States Senate. Born in County Carlow, Ireland, Butler pursued preparator...