William Henry Gist papers, 1851-1948 ; bulk (1858-1862).

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William Henry Gist papers, 1851-1948 ; bulk (1858-1862).

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Chiefly letters from southern governors replying to his inquiry re secession in event of Lincoln's election and military correspondence during the Civil War; also including document re first secession crisis of 1850-1851. Including letter, 18 Oct. 1860, from John W. Ellis, Raleigh, N.C., re divided public opinion about election of Abraham Lincoln; letter, 25 Oct. 1860, A.B. Moore, Montgomery, Ala., re options to protect the interests of the slave-holding states; letter, 26 Oct. 1860, from John J. Pettus, Macon, Ga., re support for secession in Georgia and the need to prevent the "black Republicans" from controlling the state. Also inlcluding 6 letters, 1859-1860, Executive Department, Anderson Court House, Anderson, S.C., and Unionville, S.C., to Gen. James Simons re election of speaker of the S.C. House of Representatives, dispute with Capt. Daly of the Meagher Guards over supply of rifles from the state arsenals, and question of court martial for Simons in connection with the Rifle Regiment. Letter, 22 Apr. 1859, Columbia, S.C., to Nathaniel Prentiss Banks, in Mass., re fugitive slave law of Massachusetts; 7 letters, 15 Feb. 1860-24 June 1860, Unionville and Charleston, S.C., to Major P[eter] F[ayssoux] Stevens, Superintendant of the Citadel, Charleston, S.C., re an order for guns for various military companies. Memorandum, 23 June 1862, to Col. James Chesnut, re new foundry in South Carolina for manufacture and repair of cannon and firearms, fueled with coal from Tennessee; letter, 3 Oct. 1862, Columbia, S.C., from S.C. Department of Construction and Manufactures, to Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard, requesting reassignment of three soldiers, Alex[ande]r Knight, Ja[me]s Knight, and W[illia]m Burke, from Palmetto Battalion, Co. D, to the foundry for production of guns and ammunition in Greenville District, S.C. Earlier material includes certificate, 13 Dec. 1858, re Gist's election as governor, signed by Franklin J. Moses, President of the S.C. Senate, and James Simms, Speaker of the House; address, 1851, of the Southern Rights Association of the University of Virginia to the Young Men of the South, re condemnation of the north and the need to secede.

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Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893

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Gist, William Henry, 1807-1874

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Politician, of Rose Hill plantation, Union County, S.C.; member, S.C. General Assembly, serving as S.C. Representative, 1840-1843; S.C. Senator, 1844-1855; Lieutenant Governor, 1848; Governor of South Carolina, 1858-1860; son of Francis Fincher Gist; married to Louisa Bowen Gist and Mary Elizabeth Rice Gist. From the description of William Henry Gist papers, 1851-1948 ; bulk (1858-1862). (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 39193610 ...

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Ellis, John Willis, 1820-1861

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John W. Ellis was Governor of North Carolina, from 1859-1861. This broadside was issued to call the North Carolina legislature into special session on April 17, 1861. The session was called as a result of Abraham Lincoln's call to arms "for the invasion of the peaceful homes of the South ..." From the description of Proclamation, 1861. (University of North Carolina, Wilmington). WorldCat record id: 49916174 John Willis Ellis was a Salisbury, N.C., lawyer, Democratic Party le...

Moore, A. B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873

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Chesnut, James, 1815-1885

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Simons, James, 1813-1879

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