Papers, 1850-1895.

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Papers, 1850-1895.

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Letters from Richard M. Johnston, head of the Pen Lucy School for Boys in Waverly, Md., to his cousin, Sallie, discussing family matters, his conversion and that of his six youngest children to Catholicism, arrangements for publishing a cookbook that Sallie had written, and family history. There is also a circular of the Pen Lucy School, a program of lectures to be given by Johnston at the Covent of Notre Dame in Maryland, 1879, and a petition to raise money for John C. Calhoun in 1850.

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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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Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850

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John Caldwell Calhoun (March 18, 1782 – March 31, 1850) was an American statesman and political theorist from South Carolina who served as the seventh vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832. He is remembered for strongly defending slavery and for advancing the concept of minority states' rights in politics. He did this in the context of protecting the interests of the white South when its residents were outnumbered by Northerners. He began his political career as a nationalist, mo...

Johnston, Richard Malcolm, 1822-1898

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Richard Malcolm Johnston was an author, lawyer, and educator. He was born near Pawellton, Georgia on "Oak Grove" plantation. He was law partners with Eli W. Baxter in Sparta, Georgia. In 1844, Johnston married Mary Frances Mansfield. He was elected chair of rhetoric and belles-lettres at the University of Georgia in 1857; he remained in Athens until 1861. From 1862 until 1867, Johnston ran a school for boys in Rockby, Georgia. After the Civil War, he moved to Baltimore, Maryland, where he contin...

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Hubert, Sallie Donelson.

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Resident of Barnett (Warren Co.), Ga. From the description of Papers, 1850-1895. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19851249 ...

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During much of Doctor José Gaspar de Francia's dictatorship (1814-1840), Paraguay was without a bishop and the church was harrassed. From the description of Libro de providencias, ordenes, y autos : por Dn. Juan Antonio Riveras, cura rector de la parrequial de la Villeta : manuscript, 1804-1857. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612746619 An antiphonary is a book containing sacred vocal music, both the antiphons of the breviary, and the musical notes. An antiphon it...