William Dunlap Simpson papers, 1819-1951 [manuscript].

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

William Dunlap Simpson papers, 1819-1951 [manuscript].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32529741

Correspondence and related items, 1819-1852, include family and business letters, including an 1849 letter describing the capture of a violent runaway slave in Alabama. There are also letters of Mary Owen Dean in Spartanburg, S.C., and her husband Hosea G. Dean, clerk of the S.C. House of Representatives, 1852-1853. Letters in the late 1850s relate to William Simpson's law practice. During the Civil War, most letters are from William in the field, 1861-1862, with the 14th S.C. Volunteers, or from Richmond in the Confederate Congress, to his wife Jane, in charge of the Simpson platnation in Laurens. In 1876-1879, there are letters to William requesting political favors and outlining political deals, among them a letter from Wade Hampton, and to state Democratic Party activities. Similar letters appear during Simpson's tenure as chief justice of the S.C. Supreme Court. After William's death, there are letters from his son Ernest from a sanitorium in Battle Creek, Mich., where he was trying to improve his health. Most letters, 1900-1942, relate to John W. Simpson's banking career or to Mabel Fleming Simpson's interest in the history of the Dean, Fleming, Simpson, Wade, and other families. Other items include a few writings by family members, who were particularly intent on defending old southern ways; legal notes; pictures of family members, including a strip of photographs of a baby with a nurse and a homemade calendar for 1899 with photographs of children; a copy of Tri-Weekly Guardian, an 1863 news sheet; and a copy of a history of the Gregg/McGowan South Carolina Brigade (1866).

1900 items (3.5 linear ft.).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7342865

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Related Entities

There are 19 Entities related to this resource.

South Carolina. General Assembly. House of Representatives

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6j13tdk (corporateBody)

Tri-weekly guardian.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6b62nff (corporateBody)

Democratic Party (S.C.)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6837wg1 (corporateBody)

Dean, Hosea G.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6kt03rg (person)

Hampton, Wade, 1818-1902

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6jw8d33 (person)

Wade Hampton (1818-1902) was a planter, Confederate officer, governor of South Carolina, and United States senator. From the guide to the Wade Hampton Papers, ., 1813-1891, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) South Carolina governor. From the description of Letter : Columbia, S.C., to Gen. Conner, 1880 October 31. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32140158 Confederate Army off...

Confederate States of America. Army. South Carolina Brigade, Gregg's.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6742tnk (corporateBody)

Simpson, William Dunlap, 1823-1890

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w68h1n7v (person)

Confederate Army officer and Congressman, governor, and chief justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court. From the description of Papers, 1798-1914 ; (bulk 1852-1878). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20159078 William Dunlap Simpson, lawyer of Laurens, S.C., served during the Civil War with the 14th S. C. Volunteers and in the Confederate Congress. In 1876, he was S.C. lieutenant governor, and, in 1878, was acting governor until he became chief justice of the ...

Simpson, Mabel Fleming.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6d82d75 (person)

Young family.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6pp8bgc (family)

Simpson, John Wells, 1871-1951.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6fn47j0 (person)

Simpson, Jane Young.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6225w7x (person)

Confederate States of America. Congress

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w67q3w5c (corporateBody)

On February 4, 1861, representatives from 6 of the seceded states assembled in Montgomery, Alabama, to organize the Confederate States of America. At this time, the representatives drafted a provisional constitution and declared a provisional legislature. They selected Jefferson Davis to serve as their president. The provisional congress continued to meet in Montgomery until May 20, 1861, when the provisional capital moved to Richmond, Virginia. A permanent government and constitution were ratif...

South Carolina. Supreme Court

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w62r8r22 (corporateBody)

Simpson family.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6454s4m (family)

Fleming family.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6h50x8z (family)

Confederate States of America. Army. South Carolina Infantry Regiment, 14th

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6x69qsp (corporateBody)

Confederate States of America. Army. South Carolina Brigade, McGowan's.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6c028vh (corporateBody)

Wade family.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6tn6gzf (family)

Dean family.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6hb89wb (family)