Sketch of the life of General William Butler, 1857-1893.

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Sketch of the life of General William Butler, 1857-1893.

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Typewritten copy (1893) of a biography of William Butler dictated by A.P. Butler in 1857. Biography mainly details the military service of William Butler and his father and brother (James Butler, Sr. and James Butler, Jr.) during the American Revolution but also concerns William Butler's political career and family relations. Typescript has annotations and corrections by Johnson Hagood and includes a note (1893 July 3) from Hagood to Clarence Cunningham concerning the biography.

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South Carolina Historical Society

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South Carolina Historical Society

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Butler, James, 1761-1781.

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Butler, James, ca. 1738-1781.

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Butler, William, 1759-1821

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Butler, A. P. (Andrew Pickens), 1796-1857

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Hagood, Johnson, 1829-1898

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Confederate army officer, governor, and public official of Georgia. From the description of Letter of Johnson Hagood, 1881. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450700 ...