Papers, 1838-1874.

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Papers, 1838-1874.

Papers containing routine business and political letters; letter, 1846, from Rhett to Franklin Harper Elmore concerning the elections of 1846; and a letter, 1858, from William H. Branch to R.B. Rhett, Jr., expressing the hope that the elder Rhett would be returned to the U.S. Senate. Also, accounts, 1853-1866, from Rhett's plantation in Altamaha, Ga.

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Rhett, Robert Barnwell, 1800-1876

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Charleston, S.C. plantation owner, politician, ardent secessionist, and author. Robert Barnwell Rhett (1828-1905) was his son. From the description of Rhett family papers, 1825-1938. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32141642 U.S. Senator from South Carolina and leader in the secession movement. From the description of Papers, 1838-1874. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20115801 Robert Barnwell Rhett (1800-1876) w...

Elmore, F. H. (Franklin Harper), 1799-1850

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Lawyer, banker, and U.S. representative from South Carolina. From the description of Papers of F. H. Elmore, 1795-1858 (bulk 1839-1850). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450664 F. H. Elmore, of Walterboro, Columbia, and Charleston, S.C., was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1836-1839; president of the State Bank of South Carolina, 1839-1850; and U.S. Senator, appointed to succeed John C. Calhoun, from 11 April 1850 until his death on 29 May 1850. He married Har...

Branch, William H.

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Rhett, Robert Barnwell, 1828-1905.

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