Robert Young Hayne letters, 1836-1838.

Blanding, A. (Abraham), 1776-1839

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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...

Louisville, Cincinnati & Charleston Rail-Road Company

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In the 1830s, Daniel Drake and others proposed a rail line running from Charleston, South Carolina to Cincinnati, Ohio. A charter was sought from the Kentucky General Assembly to allow the construction of the line through the Commonwealth. The charter was passed in 1836 with provisions for branch lines to Louisville and Maysville. The line changed its name to the Louisville, Cincinnati and Charleston Rail-Road. The company's stock sales met poor response outside South Carolina. The line sought n...

King, Mitchell, 1783-1862

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Born in Scotland, Mitchell King arrived in Charleston, South Carolina in 1805. In 1806 King became an assistant teacher at the College of Charleston. Interested in studying law, King began studies at the office of George Warren Cross in 1807. King was temporarily appointed principal of the College of Charleston in 1810. King chose, however, to continue his study of law when he was offered the position permanently. Admitted to the bar in 1810, King immediately opened his own practice. He was elec...

Gadsden, James, 1788-1858

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Negotiator of the Fort Moultrie Treaty with the Seminole Indians, 1823, and the Gadsden Purchase with Mexico, 1853; planter and merchant of Charleston, S.C., and Florida; president of the S.C. Railroad, 1840-1850; graduate, Yale College, 1806; served as 2nd Lt. in the Engineer Corps during War of 1812; served as Andrew Jackson's aide-de-camp; son of Philip Gadsden; grandson of Gen. Christopher Gadsden (1724-1805). From the description of James Gadsden papers, 1820-1858. (University o...

Allston, Robert F. W. (Robert Francis Withers), 1801-1864

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Robert F. W. Allston was a rice planter and civil engineer; surveyor general of South Carolina, 1823; member of the General Assembly, 1828-1832; state senator, 1832-1856; and governor, 1856-1858. From the description of Robert F. W. Allston letter, 1843 September 5. WorldCat record id: 22758135 Georgetown County, South Carolina plantation owner and politician. He graduated from West Point in 1821, leaving the army in 1822. Allston lived at Matanzas Plantation, later called C...

Colcock, Richard W., 1806-1856

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Charleston, South Carolina military officer, attorney, and surveyor. Richard W. Colcock graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1826. After resigning from the army, Colcock studied law, and in 1844 was appointed superintendent of The Citadel (Military College of South Carolina). Colcock retired from The Citadel in 1852 and afterwards was engaged in surveying the Northeastern Railroad. From the description of Richard W. Colcock papers, 1826-1843. (The South Carolina ...