Letter : Managua, Nicaragua, to Gen. B.H. Rutledge, Charleston, S.C., 1885 Oct. 22.

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Letter : Managua, Nicaragua, to Gen. B.H. Rutledge, Charleston, S.C., 1885 Oct. 22.

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Letter describes economic conditions in Nicaragua, political conditions in Nicaragua and neighboring countries, a severe earthquake (1885 October 11) in Nicaragua, and Hunter's engagement to a Nicaraguan girl named Francisca Espinoza. Hunter mentions his hopes for the "future prospects" of South Carolina and his reasons for leaving.

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Rutledge, Benjamin Huger, 1828-1893

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Lawyer, politician, and Confederate officer of the 4th regiment, S.C. Cavalry. From the description of Letter, 1863. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36635466 South Carolina attorney, state representative, and Confederate officer. Benjamin Huger Rutledge was born in Stateburg, S.C., and in 1858 married Eleanor Marian Middleton. That same year he was chosen captain of the Charleston Light Dragoons. During the Civil War, Rutledge obtained the rank of colonel. Aft...

Hunter, William C. (William Columbus), 1882-1973

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William Columbus Hunter was born on a farm in Edgar County, Illinois on April 5 1882. He pursued a degree in history at the University of Illinois, but transferred to Princeton University to complete his A.B. in 1905. He received his a M.A. from Harvard in 1911, and returned to Princeton for his Ph D, which he finished in 1923. He taught high school in Winchester and Linton Indiana from 1906-1913, moving on to the collegiate level at Ellsworth College (IA), Geneva College (PA), Muskingum College...