John S. Ryan papers, 1858-186[3?].

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John S. Ryan papers, 1858-186[3?].

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Letters from J.S. Ryan in Charleston, S.C., to Andrew F. Giraud, [New York]: letter, 13 Dec. 1858, expressing regrets for not attending a sister's wedding and mention of horse trading; letter, 4 Dec. 1860, re political conditions in S.C. and popular support for secession, "We are all for Secession.... Business is suspended... and all are preparing for war"; letter, 20 Dec. 1860, enthusiasm for war and suggesting that all free people of color be banished and sent to the North; and letter, 30 Jan. 1861, re disruption to business and shipping by hostilities, reporting "difficulty in getting goods to our Republic... S.C..... is right... fire on the Stars & Stripes," predicting the surrender of Fort Sumter and Fort Pickens, and sending "My Secession love to all." Letter, 15 Jan. 1861 (Charleston, S.C.), to "Dear Sir," commenting on extreme opinions expressed in the Mercury newspaper and the misrepresentations of the views of the North but pointing out that the South's position had also been misrepresented, "The South... has been traduced... her institutions have been slandered, her property taken away from her forcibly, and last of all her soil has been invanded," and stating his support for secession in spite of the economic implications for himself, "It may deprive me of the earning of a long life, yet I am fully confident," and news of aquaintances. Letter, 14 Aug. 1862, to Gen. [James] J[ohnston] Pettigrew, informing him that G[eorge] A. Trenholm and T[heodore] D. Wagner had sent to Richmond "An elegant Sword... to you," and fifty lbs. of coffee for Gen. [John Henry] Winder, with note from Pettigrew to Winder re the gift; and letter, 13 Mar. 186[3?] of Benj[amin] Huger to Ryan, testifying to the efficient discharge of his duties as "Post Commissary at Suffolk in 1861-62."

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Huger, Benjamin, 1805-1877

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Charleston, S.C. plantation owner, U.S. Army officer, and Confederate general. From the description of Letter : Fort Monroe, to "My dear Major," 1846 May 29. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36866120 Confederate general. From the description of Autograph notes, 1848 Nov. 17 [on opposite page]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269546738 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Fortress Monroe, [18]48 Nov. 28. (Unknown). ...

Trenholm, George Alfred, 1806-1876

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Secretary of Confederate Treasury; member of South Carolina House of Representatives; cotton broker and native of Charleston, S.C.; Trenholm owned John Fraser & Company of Charleston, S.C., and shipped sea island cotton to Fraser, Trenholm, and Co. (Liverpool, England); Trenholm also owned interests in interests in steamships, railroads, banks, hotels, plantations, wharves, and cotton presses; father of William Lee Trenholm (1836-1901), who served as Captain, Company B, Seventh Regiment, Sou...

Pettigrew, James Johnston, 1828-1863

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Attorney in Charleston (Charleston Co.), S.C. From the description of Letter, n.d. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 43297787 ...

Giraud, Andrew F.

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Ryan, John, 1894-

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Wagner, Theodore D. (Theodore Dehon), 1819-1880

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