Papers, 1662-1885.

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Papers, 1662-1885.

Correspondence and other papers, including those of James Hamilton Couper, Georgia agriculturist and geologist, ; and Corbin's father-in-law, James Hamilton, merchant of Georgia, South Carolina, and Philadelphia. Other papers are those of Corbin's brothers, his children, and other family members. Includes early Corbin land grants, lists of property and slaves; material concerning a mercantile business operated by Hamilton and Couper in Georgia and South Carolina (to 1818) and by Hamilton in Philadelphia after. The Francis P. Corbin papers (following 1828) are concerned with a sugar plantation in Louisiana; rice cultivation and marketing in Georgia; race horses he owned and bred; the estate of James Hamilton; financial affairs; Richard Washington Corbin's entry into the Confederate Army; and stock in the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Other material concerns the Clay-Polk campaign of 1844 and Polk's presidency; French and English support for the Confederacy; and the activities of John Slidell, Confederate commissioner, in Paris.

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Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849

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James Knox Polk followed a career path which was blazed by Andrew Jackson. Both men hailed from southwestern North Carolina. Both migrated to Tennessee, where they practiced law and entered politics, and both were elected president of the United States. As similar as their paths were, James Polk was a different personality from his fiery predecessor. His life and career were marked by a relentless pursuit of his goals instead of the dramatic aura that perpetually surrounded Jackson. The effect...

Corbin, Richard Washington, 1839-1922

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Pennsylvania Railroad

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Slidell, John, 1793-1871

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American lawyer and politician. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to T.H. Herbert, Esq., 1856 12 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270664032 Slidell was a Louisiana lawyer and politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, and as Confederate agent to France whose capture sparked the Trent affair. From the description of Legal answer, 1800s. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 122558030 ...

Corbin, Francis Porteus, 1801-1876,

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Francis Porteus Corbin (1801-1876) was an American businessman of Philadelphia and Paris. He owned property in Georgia and Louisiana and was interested in political affairs in the U.S. and Europe. From the guide to the Francis Porteus Corbin papers, 1716-1899, 1789-1884, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Lawyer, planter, and businessman, of Virginia, Philadelphia, and Paris, France. From the description of Papers, 1662-1885. (Duke ...

Hamilton, James, 1763-1829

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Merchant and plantation owner of Charleston, S.C., later of Philadelphia, Pa. From the description of James Hamilton papers, 1785-1892. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 41546369 James Hamilton was born in Scotland in 1763 and became a merchant in Charleston, South Carolina, owning shares in several ships and conducting business with other merchants in the United States, the Caribbean, and Europe. Around 1793, Hamilton moved to St. Simons Island, Georgia, with h...

Corbin family.

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Couper, J. Hamilton (James Hamilton), 1794-1866

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James Hamilton Couper of Glynn County, Ga., was a white manager and part owner of Hopeton, Altama, and Elizafield plantations that were based on a workforce of more than fifty enslaved people. Additionally, Couper was a scientific agriculturalist and some of the volumes contain extracts from agricultural journals and observations related to the crops grown at the plantations; chiefly cotton, rice, sugar cane, corn, and peas. James Hamilton Couper was born 4 March 1794, the son of John and ...