Papers, 1837-1859.

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Papers, 1837-1859.

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Personal and political letters dealing with family affairs, appointments, and current politics. There is also a fragment of Preston's autobiography.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6993347

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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South Carolina College

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Preston, William C. (William Campbell), 1794-1860

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Lawyer and college adminstrator of South Carolina; member of S.C. House of Representatives, 1828-1834, and the U.S. Senate, 1833-1842; president of South Carolina College, Columbia, S.C., 1845-1851, and trustee, 1851-1857; an 1812 graduate of South Carolina College; studied law at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland; practiced law in Virginia and S.C.; formed law partnership with David J. McCord, 1832; founded the Columbia Antheneum; husband of Maria Coalter and Penelope Davis. Fro...