Henry William DeSaussure papers, 1795-1837.

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Henry William DeSaussure papers, 1795-1837.

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Letters discussing politics, business ventures, and various topics, including 9 Oct. 1795, Philadelphia, Pa., and 18 Jan. 1798, Charleston, S.C., to Jacob Read, New York, N.Y, re importance of port of Charleston to the government, defense of the country, and necessity of a marine hospital; 27 June 1800, Charleston, S.C., to Jedidiah Morse, Charlestown, Mass., re taking pleasure in sharing similar political views, and plans to insure election of [John] Adams and [Charles Cotesworth] Pinckney. Other items include 9 letters, 24 Nov. 1802, Mount Vernon, Va., and 22 Aug. 1804-10 May 1812, Charleston, S.C., to Ezekiel Pickens, Pendleton and Columbia, S.C., re sale of cotton; importation of slaves; lands in Salkehatchie area; rumors of gambling and debauchery at South Carolina College; also including letters discussing local, national, and international political topics, including representation, general suffrage, and regional support for presidential candidates; reports of correspondence with John C. Calhoun; and local news, including reports of the Colhoun family, John Ewing Colhoun's arrival at Yale, and decision of Mrs. [John Ewing] Colhoun to winter in "New Port" [R.I.?]. Collection also includes letters of introduction, 13 May 1805,Charleston, S.C., to Robert Goodloe Harper, Baltimore, Md., recommendingJohn C. Calhoun, and congratulating Harper on acquittal of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase; and 10 Oct. 1811, Charleston, S.C., to Robert Gilmor, Baltimore, Md., re a destructive tornado, and rescue of Mrs. [Anna Frances DeSaussure] Gibbes. Correspondents and others mentioned include William Crafts, Benjamin Silliman, Colin Gillespie, William Little, Alexander Philson, and William Campbell Preston; also including published volume, 1834, England and America, by Edward Gibbon Wakefield.

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University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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