Bacot family papers, 1860-1938.

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Bacot family papers, 1860-1938.

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Papers of Josephine Bacot contain correspondence with family and friends including letters (one describes the Charleston earthquake of 1886) from Daniel Huger Bacot (1847-1920), Daniel Huger Bacot (b. 1888), and Walter Rhett Bacot. Letters (1888-1904) from her father Robert Barnwell Rhett at Huntsville, Alabama concern family matters. Papers (1891-1896) concern Munster Plantation (Ashepoo, S.C.). Genealogical information relates to the Bacot, Horton, Walton, Leftwich, Rhett, and Huger families. Includes clippings, ephemera, and photographs of Josephine Bacot and others. Papers related to Josephine Bacot's writings include rejection letters from newspaper and magazine editors, an unfinished holograph autobiography (1930), edited typescripts, several holograph manuscripts, notes, and copies of her articles. Papers of Daniel Huger Bacot (1847-1920), Daniel Huger Bacot (b. 1888) and Walter Rhett Bacot include correspondence with family members and others. Papers include a biography of Josephine Horton Rhett (1830-1860) and the correspondence of various family members. Of note is the correspondence (1862) of Robert Barnwell Rhett with family members and others discussing the Civil War and what is to be done with his children in the event of his death.

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College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library

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College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library

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Rhett, Robert Barnwell, 1800-1876

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Charleston, S.C. plantation owner, politician, ardent secessionist, and author. Robert Barnwell Rhett (1828-1905) was his son. From the description of Rhett family papers, 1825-1938. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32141642 U.S. Senator from South Carolina and leader in the secession movement. From the description of Papers, 1838-1874. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20115801 Robert Barnwell Rhett (1800-1876) w...

Rhett, Robert Barnwell, 1854-1901.

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Bacot, Daniel Huger, 1847-1920.

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Charleston, S.C. merchant and South Carolina state militia officer. Daniel Huger Bacot was the son of Robert Dewar Bacot (1821-1903). He married Josephine Rhett, daughter of Robert Barnwell Rhett II (1828-1905), in 1888. From the description of Daniel Huger Bacot papers, 1948-1905. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 35923192 ...

Rhett, Josephine Horton, 1830-1860.

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Leftwich family.

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Bacot, Barnwell Rhett, b. 1891.

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Huger family.

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Walton family.

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Bacot family.

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Bacot, Walter Rhett, b. 1899.

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Rhett, Robert Barnwell, 1828-1905.

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Horton family.

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Rhett family.

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Bacot, Josephine Rhett, 1859-1932.

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Charleston, South Carolina writer. She was the granddaughter of Robert Barnwell Rhett (1800-1876), and her parents were Robert Barnwell Rhett II (1828-1905) and Josephine Horton. In 1888 she married Charleston (S.C.) merchant Daniel Huger Bacot (1847-1920). Their children included: Daniel Huger Bacot (b. 1888), Walter Rhett Bacot (b. 1899), and Barnwell Rhett Bacot (b. 1891). Josephine Rhett Bacot wrote numerous articles, poems, and stories under the name of Hulda Leigh. From the des...

Bacot, Daniel Huger, b. 1888.

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Charleston, South Carolina educator, journalist and writer. After receiving his doctorate from Harvard in 1922, he taught at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and at Temple University in Philadelphia (Pa.). Bacot was a proof reader, reviewer, and feature and editorial writer for The News and Courier (Charleston, S.C.) for 31 years. He also contributed articles to many magazines and wrote a history of the Carolina Yacht Club. Bacot married Marie Thomas in 1956. From the ...