James Petigru Carson papers, 1822-1922.

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James Petigru Carson papers, 1822-1922.

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Papers consist of diaries (1879-1920), journals, correspondence, clippings, materials pertaining to Carson's book about James Louis Petigru, including transcriptions of Petigru's letters and speeches, and other items. Journals include a journal (1868) for a U.S. Geological Expedition west of Cheyenne (Wyo.), and a journal (1870) of the Darien Expedition for a canal in Panama. Other materials include plans for rice fields and dikes at Dean Hall Plantation (S.C.), clippings of bawdy jokes and stories, engineering notebooks (1881-1883), and papers concerning genealogical research on the Petigru, Carson, and Porcher families. Correspondence includes letters of recommendation for Carson for various engineering jobs in New York and a U.S. Marshal position in South Carolina (1889); correspondence concerning explosives, the design of a blast furnace, and a process for clarifying sugar; and personal correspondence with his brother William Carson. Materials pertaining to Carson's book the Life, Letters, and Speeches of James Louis Petigru (1920) consist of typewritten transcriptions of Petigru's speeches and letters concerning politics, secession, nullification, the Civil War, and family matters; manuscript notes and fragments; indexes; clippings; and epitaphs (including typewritten copies and some originals) written for Petigru's tombstone.

ca. 430 items.

South Carolina Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7376070

South Carolina Historical Society

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Carson, William A., 1842-1904.

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William A. Carson was the son of Caroline Petigru Carson, the daughter of South Carolina politician James Louis Petigru. From the description of William Carson papers, 1857-1858. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32144367 ...

United States Darien Exploring Expedition (1870)

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Petigru, James Louis, 1789-1863

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Lawyer of Charleston, S.C.; Union Party supporter and opponent of nullification and secession; Attorney General of S.C., 1822-1830; unsuccessful Unionist candidate for the S.C. Senate, 1830; code commissioner, 1859-1863; graduate, S.C. College, 1809; son of William Pettigrew (1758-1837) and Louise Guy Gibert Pettigrew; husband of Jane Amelia Postell; father of artist Caroline Petigru Carson (b. 1820-1892). From the description of James Louis Petigru papers, 1822-1948. (University of ...

Porcher family.

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Petigru family.

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Carson family.

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Carson, James Petigru, 1845-

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New York and South Carolina engineer, mineralogist, author, and inventor. A graduate of the Columbia College School of Mines, he was the son of Caroline Petigru Carson (1820-1892), and the grandson of James Louis Petigru (1789-1863). From the description of James Petigru Carson papers, 1822-1922. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 35953672 ...