Couper family papers, 1827-1955 [manuscript].

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Couper family papers, 1827-1955 [manuscript].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/22376182

The collection consists of three distinct parts. These are a manuscript letter, 1828, from John Couper to James Hamilton, describing the loss of his plantation; Couper and Maxwell genealogical material; and prints of microfilmed Couper material, 1827-1923 (chiefly 1866-1886). The last part includes personal correspondence and financial material relating to the family plantations, their crops; and their workers and slaves. There are letters about life in Vicksburg, Miss., in the early 1860s; material about the Wylly family of Virginia; and 1861 photographs of Fort Moultrie, Sullivan's Island, and Fort Sumter, S.C.

About 200 items.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SNAC Resource ID: 7042237

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Couper, J. Hamilton (James Hamilton), 1794-1866

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James Hamilton Couper of Glynn County, Ga., was a white manager and part owner of Hopeton, Altama, and Elizafield plantations that were based on a workforce of more than fifty enslaved people. Additionally, Couper was a scientific agriculturalist and some of the volumes contain extracts from agricultural journals and observations related to the crops grown at the plantations; chiefly cotton, rice, sugar cane, corn, and peas. James Hamilton Couper was born 4 March 1794, the son of John and ...

Wiley family.

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Couper, John, 1759-1850

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Cooper family.

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Couper family.

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The Couper family of Glynn County, Ga., included John Couper (1759-1850), his sons, William Audley Couper (1817-1898) and noted agricultural researcher James Hamilton Couper (1794-1866), and grandson, planter and Confederate officer, James Maxwell Couper (fl. 1865). Their plantations included Altama, Hopeton, and Elizafield. From the description of Couper family papers, 1827-1955 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 22376182 ...

Hamilton, James, 1749-1835

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Title: Duke of Hamilton and Brandon British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001299.0x0000cf The Presbyterian minister James Hamilton was born in Paisley on 27 November 1814. He was educated by a tutor at home, and then he studied at Glasgow University where he graduated in 1835. In 1836 he began studies at Edinburgh University with the intention of entering the Church. Hamilton was licensed as a Minister in the Church ...

Couper, James M.

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Maxwell family.

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Couper, William Audley, 1817-1888.

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William Audley Couper, son of John Couper (1759-1850) and younger brother of James Hamilton Couper (1794-1866), married Hannah Page King (d. 1896), daughter of Thomas Butler King (1800-1864) and Anna Matilda (Page) King (d. 1859). Couper managed Hamilton, a plantation on St. Simon's Island, Ga., from the early 1840s until 1861, and later lived at Carteret's Point and in Ware County, Ga. From the description of William Audley Couper papers, 1795-1955 (bulk 1850-1900). WorldCat record ...