Ladies' Calhoun Monument Association memorabilia, 1887.

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Ladies' Calhoun Monument Association memorabilia, 1887.

Items include an invitation to the unveiling of a statue in honor of John C. Calhoun in Marion Square, Charleston, S.C., April 1887; a ribbon; and John C. Calhoun's signature (n.d.) cut from a letter to one of his children.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7394185

South Carolina Historical Society

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Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850

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John Caldwell Calhoun (March 18, 1782 – March 31, 1850) was an American statesman and political theorist from South Carolina who served as the seventh vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832. He is remembered for strongly defending slavery and for advancing the concept of minority states' rights in politics. He did this in the context of protecting the interests of the white South when its residents were outnumbered by Northerners. He began his political career as a nationalist, mo...

Ladies' Calhoun Monument Association.

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Memorial organization of Charleston, South Carolina. From the description of Ladies' Calhoun Monument Association memorabilia, 1887. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 37521904 ...