Papers, 1782-1916.

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Papers, 1782-1916.

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Letters to De Renne concern the Buchanan administration; the president's nephew, Cole Baker; politics and politicians of the era; railroad building in Georgia and South Carolina; the coming of the Civil War; Reconstruction; and Negro suffrage. Correspondents include F. Dainese, Thomas F. Drayton, James H. Hammond, H.I. McIntyre, James P. Screven, and John Screven. There are also some papers of the Central Bank of Georgia. Two items concern Dr. George Jones, father of G.W. Jones (later known as G.W. Jones De Renne), consisting of an affidavit concerning his imprisonment by the British and a receipt for the sale of a slave.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Screven, James P.

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Screven, John.

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Central Bank of Georgia.

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Baker, Coleman A.

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Dainese, Francesco

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Buchanan, James, 1791-1868

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Epithet: US President British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000471.0x000128 James Buchanan, Jr. (1791-1868) was the 15th President of the United States, serving from 1857–1861. Prior to his presidency, Buchanan represented Pennsylvania in the House of Representatives and later the Senate, and served as Secretary of State under President James K. Polk (1845-1849). Source : About the White Hous...

Hammond, James Henry, 1807-1864

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James Henry Hammond (1807-1864) was a lawyer and planter, and an early advocate of nullification and secession. He was Democratic governor of South Carolina for the period 1842 to 1844, and was a U.S. Senator, for the period 1857 to 1860. As a senator he began to doubt the wisdom of secession. From the description of Papers, 1823-1875. (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: 191259405 James henry Hammond (1807-1864) was a South Carolina planter who served in the ...

McIntyre, H. I.

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De Renne, George Wymberley Jones, 1827-1860.

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Resident of Savannah, Ga. From the description of Papers, 1782-1916. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19405852 ...

Drayton, Thomas, 1808-1891

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