Recollections of England : [manuscript], 1902 / by Mary Poulton Dawkins.

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Recollections of England : [manuscript], 1902 / by Mary Poulton Dawkins.

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Memoir of Dawkins' childhood in south Devonshire, England, with brief descriptions of visits to Bath, Bristol, London, and various places; immigration to the United States; early years, ca. 1840s, as a teacher in counties of Laurens and Union, S.C.; courtship with Thomas N. Dawkins and marriage in Columbia, S.C.; memories of the Civil War, and Gen. W.T. Sherman's troops; and thoughts on Reconstruction, emancipation, and race relations. Persons discussed include Gov. [A.G.] Magrath, Col. and Mrs. William C. Preston, and others.

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Dawkins, Mary Poulton, 1820-1906

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Resident of Union County, S.C.; wife of Judge Thomas Nuckolls Dawkins; native of Devon, England. From the description of Recollections of England : [manuscript], 1902 / by Mary Poulton Dawkins. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 34528548 A native of England, Mary Poulton became the second wife of South Carolina judge and legislator Thomas N. Dawkins (1807-1870) in 1845. From the description of Mary P. Dawkins correspondence, 1852-1881. (The South...

Dawkins, Thomas Nuckolls, 1806-1870

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South Carolina Representative and judge, of Union County, S.C.; husband of Mary Poulton Dawkins (1820-1906). From the description of Letter, 1867 Oct. 15, Anderson, [S.C., to] J[ohn] Berkeley Grimball. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 34528538 ...

Magrath, A. G. (Andrew Gordon), 1813-1893

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Andrew Gordon Magrath (1813-1893) was a Confederate governor of South Carolina. After the Civil War, he was imprisoned at Fort Pulaski, Ga., and upon release practiced law in Charleston, S.C. He was the son of John and Maria Gordon Magrath. From the guide to the A. G. Magrath Papers, ., 1861-1873, (bulk 1864-1865), (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) South Carolina Governor. From the description of Andrew Gordon...