Papers, 1847-1861.

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Papers, 1847-1861.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38744899

Collection contains a bill, deeds for land in Marietta, Ga., and the verses of two songs on the same sheet that celebrate the month of May. One volume is a commonplace book containing some accounts and addresses. His two-volume diary reveals that he kept in touch with many relatives and friends. Other topics include his opposition to secession, an asylum in Columbia, hardships of travel, strong feelings on religion, colleagues, and physicians, including a critique of colleague Professor Francis Lieber. Others mentioned include friend and professor Maximilian La Borde, and James Henley Thornwell. The diary reveals routine life at the College.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7406678

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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La Borde, Maximilian, 1804-1873

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Physician and professor at South Carolina College (Columbia, S.C.) From the description of Letter, 1859 Aug. 2, Columbia, S.C., to [William J.] Rivers. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 58992911 Physician, educator; graduate, South Carolina Medical College, 1821, and Medical College of South Carolina, 1825; editor and owner, Edgefield Advertiser, 1836-1839; member, South Carolina House of Representatives, 1827-1838; South Carolina Secretary of State, 1839; ...

South Carolina College

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Lieber, Francis, 1800-1872

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Political scientist and author; born in Berlin, settled in U.S. 1827. From the description of ALsS : to George Mifflin Dallas, 1846. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122365122 Political scientist and educator. From the description of Letter, 1865 July 28, New York, to Dr. C[harles?] D[aniel?] Drake, St. Louis, Missouri [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647806353 Francis Lieber: German American political phil...

South Carolina College

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William, Matthew Jouett.

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Graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point under the name Matthew R.T. Harrison, served at Fort Monroe, became a lawyer in Ga., was major in the Ga. militia, served as a member of the 1833 Convention for the "remodeling" of Georgia's constitution, and later became a professor of mathermatics, natural philosophy, and astronomy at South Carolina College (later U. of South Carolina). From the description of Papers, 1847-1861. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 38744...

Thornwell, James Henley, 1812-1862

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