Papers, 1851-1920.

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Papers, 1851-1920.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36547519

Collection is primarily composed of Butler's personal and political correspondence. A few letters relate to his cousins in Louisiana. He sends detailed accounts of the war to his wife, Maria, daughter of S.C. Governor Pickens. Butler vividly describes battles, troop movements, and camp life. After the war, some correspondence deals with his Senate office, including his involvement in the Spanish evacuation of Cuba. Other papers concern his son's murder and legal matters. There are poems, genealogical materials, a 32-page memoir of Reconstruction in S.C. by Butler's daughter, plus an essay by her.

171 items.

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7380945

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Butler, M. C. (Matthew Calbraith), 1836-1909

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U.S. Senator from South Carolina. From the description of Signature to printed form : Washington, 1880 Dec. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270132690 From the description of Papers, 1851-1920. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36547519 Confederate solider and lawyer, of Edgefield, S.C.; member of S.C. House, 1860-1861 and 1866-1867; member of U.S. Congress, 1877-1895; son of William Butler (1790-1850). From the description of Matthew Calb...