Papers, 1846-1851.

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Papers, 1846-1851.

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Diary concerning social life and customs in Charleston, S.C.; religion, particularly the Huguenot Church to which Rowand belonged; the weather; diseases and health conditions, including yellow fever in 1849; the Fourth of July celebrations of the Society of the Cincinnati; vital statistics; local and national politics and government; the visit to Charleston by President James K. Polk in 1849; and memorials to John C. Calhoun in 1850. There is frequent mention of members of the Bee, Buist, Drayton, Elliott, Grimké, Pinckney, Simons (Simmons), Sommers (Summers), and Walker families.

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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...

Summers family.

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Bee family.

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Rowand, Robert

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Slave owner, resident of Charleston, S.C. From the description of Papers, 1846-1851. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20273013 From the description of Papers, 1846-1851. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 154270900 ...

Drayton family.

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Walker family.

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Simmons family.

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South-Carolina State Society of Cincinnati

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State society of a national organization founded in 1784. Thomas Pinckney Lowndes was treasurer of the Society of the Cincinnati and responsible for keeping the books. From the description of Society of the Cincinnati account book, ca. 1886-1894. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32139182 ...

Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849

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James Knox Polk followed a career path which was blazed by Andrew Jackson. Both men hailed from southwestern North Carolina. Both migrated to Tennessee, where they practiced law and entered politics, and both were elected president of the United States. As similar as their paths were, James Polk was a different personality from his fiery predecessor. His life and career were marked by a relentless pursuit of his goals instead of the dramatic aura that perpetually surrounded Jackson. The effect...

Grimké family.

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Buist family.

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Pinckney family.

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Elliott family.

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