Correspondence, 1791-1934.

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Correspondence, 1791-1934.

Correspondence dealing with the breeding of horses, 1840s; secession; the sale of slaves; Hampton's Legion in the Civil War, including a list of the German volunteers serving in the Legion; Reconstruction; Afro-American suffrage; the depression of land values; the Ku-Klux Klan; and the role of Thomas Mackey in the campaign of 1876 which restored control of South Carolina to the Democratic Party. Included also is a letter of Hampton's grandfather, Wade Hampton, concerning an Indian expedition; and a letter, 1796, from Nathan Stark to John Hampton, Hampton's great-uncle, discussing the election of United States senators and representatives from South Carolina.

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Ku Klux Klan (19th cent.)

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Mackey, T. J. (Thomas Jefferson), 1830-1909

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"Co. E 165th Regt. N. Y. Vols." From the description of Letter, 1863, September 19, Brashear City, La., to Dear Uncle. (Brown University). WorldCat record id: 122544133 ...

Hampton, John

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Hampton, Wade, 1818-1902

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Wade Hampton (1818-1902) was a planter, Confederate officer, governor of South Carolina, and United States senator. From the guide to the Wade Hampton Papers, ., 1813-1891, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) South Carolina governor. From the description of Letter : Columbia, S.C., to Gen. Conner, 1880 October 31. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32140158 Confederate Army off...

Hampton, Wade, 1752-1835

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U.S. representative from Virginia, planter, and army officer. From the description of Wade Hampton family papers, 1793-1889. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453010 Revolutionary officer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : "near Beaver Creek", 1781 Sept. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270502398 Wade Hampton I (1754-1835), was an army officer and United States representative from Virginia. Wade Hampton II was born in 1791 and died in 18...

Stark, Nathan J.

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Confederate States of America. Army. Hampton Legion Artillery Battlion.

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Democratic Party (N.C.)

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During the 1960 election, the North Carolina Democratic Party was led by Bert L. Bennett, state executive committee chairman, and operated out of headquarters in Raleigh, N.C. Democratic candidates for whom the state party campaigned in 1960 included John F. Kennedy for President of the United States and Terry Sandford for Governor of North Carolina. From the guide to the Democratic Party Campaign Headquarters Records, ., 1960, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. S...