Samuel C. Jackson papers, 1832-1835.

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Samuel C. Jackson papers, 1832-1835.

Letters, 1832, 1833, and 1835, discuss S.C. politicians, educators, clergymen, and parishioners encountered along with political concerns of the period. Letter, 14 Dec. 1832, Columbia, S.C., to William True, Boston, Mass., re Nullification controversy, account of meeting of Union Convention, which had been in session since the 10th and had issued a memorial in protest written by James L. Petigru, effect of Gov. Robert Y. Hayne's inaugural address, fear of slave insurrection, and comment on Dr. Thomas Cooper, "the famous father of Nullification." Letter, 28 Jan. 1833, Columbia, S.C., to his sister, Elizabeth R. Jackson, Dorset, Vermont, re condition of his health, nullification controversy and his support for the Union. Letter, 21 May 1835, Charleston, S.C. to his wife, Caroline T. Jackson, Boston, Mass., re his ocean voyage to from Massachusetts to South Carolina, his reception by members of the Third Presbyterian Church, Charleston, S.C., and requesting to be released from the call issued to him, "I find some unpleasant things here... prejudice & hard feeling."

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Petigru, James Louis, 1789-1863

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Lawyer of Charleston, S.C.; Union Party supporter and opponent of nullification and secession; Attorney General of S.C., 1822-1830; unsuccessful Unionist candidate for the S.C. Senate, 1830; code commissioner, 1859-1863; graduate, S.C. College, 1809; son of William Pettigrew (1758-1837) and Louise Guy Gibert Pettigrew; husband of Jane Amelia Postell; father of artist Caroline Petigru Carson (b. 1820-1892). From the description of James Louis Petigru papers, 1822-1948. (University of ...

Third Presbyterian Church (Charleston, S.C.)

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Jackson, Samuel C. (Samuel Cram), 1802-1878

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Samuel C. Jackson was a Congregational minister of Andover, Mass. From the description of Samuel C. Jackson diary, 1832-1833 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 22376718 From the guide to the Samuel C. Jackson Diary, 1832-1833, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) Congregational minister of Andover, Massachusetts, who took a leave of absence from his New England Parish to spend to spend a portion of the year, 11 Oct. ...

Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839

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Epithet: abolitionist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001188.0x000283 Thomas Cooper, born in London in 1759, immigrated to Pennsylvania in 1794. Well-known for his political beliefs, Cooper eventually pursued a career as a science professor and became the second president of South Carolina College in 1821. From the guide to the Thomas Cooper Papers, ., 1819-1837, (University of North Carolina at Cha...

Hayne, Robert Young, 1791-1839

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American statesman; governor of S.C. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Charleston, to M. Carey, 1816 Sept. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270466688 From the description of Autograph letter in third person, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269606184 Charleston and St. Paul Parish, S.C. attorney, South Carolina state legislator and governor, and U.S. senator. From the description of Letter : to M. Kelly, 1825 Sept. 1. (The South C...