Henry Junius Nott papers, 1830-1951; (bulk, 1830-1837).

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Henry Junius Nott papers, 1830-1951; (bulk, 1830-1837).

Chiefly reports made to Govs. Robert Y. Hayne and George McDuffie on condition of South Carolina College [University of South Carolina], with recommendations for improvements; reports from various professors to Nott as chairman of the faculty; and reports to President Robert W. Barnwell on progress of Nott's classes. Includes manuscript, [Dec. 1835], statement of conditions under which Maxcy Gregg's degree was withheld. Letter, 7 May 1831, Columbia, S.C., to Hugh S[winton] Legare, Charleston, S.C., commenting on Columbia's social life, dinner with Wade Hampton, and effect of his speech on the people at the [South Carolina] College: "When we go to Europe 'tis like visiting the theatre: We see the Show, & then wish to be again at home"; 2 printed manuscripts, 1 May and 3 July 1836, to J.N. Reynolds, expressing his views on a voyage of exploration to the South Pacific authorized by Congress, and stressing the importance of providing a sufficient number of men competent in the sciences. Letter, 26 Apr. 1951, Curtis Carroll Davis, to Mrs. [R.L.] Meriwether, inquiring if the Library held an unpublished manuscript written by Nott re an historical romance involving a pirate.

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Davis, Curtis Carroll, 1916-

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McDuffie, George, 1790-1851

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Hayne, Robert Young, 1791-1839

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Hampton Wade, 1791-1858.

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South Carolina College

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Meriwether, Margaret Babcock, 1895-1968

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Legaré, Hugh Swinton 1797?-1843

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Gregg, Maxcy, 1814-1862

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Lawyer and soldier of Columbia, S.C.; attended South Carolina College; admitted to the bar, 1839; served as an officer in U.S. Army during the Mexican-American War and as Brigadier-General in Confederate States Army; delegate, 1860, from Richland District, S.C. at S.C. Secession convention; killed, Dec. 1862, at the Battle of Fredericksburg; son of James and Cornelia Maxcy Gregg. From the description of Maxcy Gregg papers, 1835-1888. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id...

Barnwell, Robert Woodward, 1801-1882

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Nott, Henry Junius, 1797-1837

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