Papers, 1835-1875.

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Papers, 1835-1875.

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Letters of Hammond, including one to R.H. Wilde concerning the purchase of a slave and hiring an overseer; and one to F.W. Pickens giving his theory of government. Other letters, to William B. Hodgson, are concerned with the state of the nation, crops, prices of slaves, real estate, Hodgson's literary efforts, and religion. The collection also contains letters written to James H. Hammond's son Claudius Marcellus Hammond from members of his family commenting on the Civil War and Reconstruction.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6966491

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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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 ...

Pickens, F. W. (Francis Wilkinson), 1805-1869

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Pickens was a congressman from South Carolina and later governor of that state. From the description of Francis Wilkinson Pickens letters from various correspondents, 1832-1834. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612796541 From the guide to the Francis Wilkinson Pickens letters from various correspondents, 1832-1834., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Congressman and governor of South Carolina. From the description of...

Wilde, R. H.

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Hodgson, William Brown, 1800-1871

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William Brown Hodgson (1801-1871) was born in Georgetown, D.C., and spent several years in the near East as Dragoman and Consul. He mastered thirteen languages, although he never attended college. In 1842, he married Margaret Telfair and moved to Savannah where he spent the rest of his life. Hodgson joined the Georgia Historical Society and was named a curator in 1845. He was also a member of the American Oriental Society. He published several studies on North African languages, Georgia fossils ...

Hammond, Claudius Marcellus.

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