Letters, 1840, 1845.

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Letters, 1840, 1845.

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Includes a letter, Sept. 8, 1840, from Pickens to an unknown correspondent, and a letter, Sept. 29, 1845, to John C. Calhoun urging the latter to be a candidate for the U.S. Senate.

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Washington & Lee University, James G. Leyburn Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7102114

Washington & Lee University, James G. Leyburn 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...

Pickens, F. W. (Francis Wilkinson), 1805-1869

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Pickens was a congressman from South Carolina and later governor of that state. From the description of Francis Wilkinson Pickens letters from various correspondents, 1832-1834. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612796541 From the guide to the Francis Wilkinson Pickens letters from various correspondents, 1832-1834., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Congressman and governor of South Carolina. From the description of...