E.B.C. Cash papers, 1805-1935.

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E.B.C. Cash papers, 1805-1935.

Items relating to the Cash-Shannon duel and business and land papers of the Ellerbe, Gregg, Lindsay and Tolson families. Correspondence, newspaper clippings and leaflets re Cash-Shannon duel, including letter, 3 Mar. 1884, Cashs Depot, to H.W. Finlayson, Cheraw, S.C., re aftermath of W.B. Cash's murder of William Henry Harrison Richards, expressing fear for his son's life should he be sent to prison. Other correspondents include John O. Willson, W.E. Johnson, Henry McIver, M[artin] W[itherspoon] Gary, Wade Hampton, W.L. DePass; also letters of Y[oung] J[ohn] Pope, Johnson Hagood, A.P. Butler, and Ellison Capers; published copies, 9 July 1880, Kershaw Gazette Extra, of correspondence between Shannon and Cash; manuscript, c. 1884, anonymous notes re duel denouncing Cash; pamphlet, Cash-Shannon Duel (48 pages), 1935 [largely reprint of 1881 publication], compiled by Bessie Cash Irby. Letters of introduction, 1867, from James Chesnut on the behalf of Cash to John Slidell, Paris, France; W[illia]m B. Reed, in Philadelphia, Pa.; and James M. Mason, London, U.K.; letter, 20 Feb. 1867, Charleston, S.C., from Jo[h]n Bachman, re race relations, Reconstruction politics, commentary on Bachman's paralysis and Cash's kindness during the Civil War. Also including 3 letters, 1 Feb., 16 and 23 May 1886, Cashâ‚‚s Depot, S.C., consisting of promissory note and two letters to Dr. R.A. Tippett, Society Hill, S.C., re fishing and complementing his ability as a physician; and manuscript, [ca. 1855], pedigree of horse, "Sallie Hampton."

96 items and 1 volume.

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Capers, Ellison, 1837-1908

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Ellison Capers (1837-1908) was a Confederate brigadier general and Episcopal bishop in South Carolina. From the guide to the Ellison Capers Papers, ., 1891; 1902 and undated, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) Confederate officer and Protestant Episcopal clergyman, of Columbia and Charleston, S.C. From the description of Papers, 1860-1908. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19317092 Confede...

Johnson, William E., 1797-1871

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Pope, Young John, 1841-1911

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Reed, William B.

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Historian. From the description of Letters, 1849-1867. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122519521 Farmer and school trustee. From the description of William B. Reed papers, 1842-1863, 1856-1853 (bulk). (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64071947 ...

Cash family.

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Cash, William Boggan, 1855-1884.

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Butler, A. P. (Andrew Pickens), 1796-1857

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Andrew Pickens Butler, a South Carolina attorney and politician, was the son of William Butler. Born in Virginia, William Butler later lived in South Carolina and was an officer in the U.S. Continental Army, a plantation owner, and a politician. William Butler was the son of Captain James Butler (ca. 1738-1781). From the description of Sketch of the life of General William Butler, 1857-1893. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32144910 Judge Andrew P...

Chesnut, James, 1815-1885

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Camden, S.C. attorney, plantation owner, state legislator, and U.S. Senator. He held several military posts during the Civil War including a staff position in Richmond, Va. from 1862 to 1864. His wife was Mary Boykin Miller (1823-1886). From the description of James Chesnut papers, 1850-1900. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36794015 Attorney, plantation owner, South Carolina Representative, South Carolina Senator, and U.S. Senator. A native of Ca...

Hampton, Wade, 1818-1902

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Wade Hampton (1818-1902) was a planter, Confederate officer, governor of South Carolina, and United States senator. From the guide to the Wade Hampton Papers, ., 1813-1891, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) South Carolina governor. From the description of Letter : Columbia, S.C., to Gen. Conner, 1880 October 31. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32140158 Confederate Army off...

McIver, Henry, 1826-1903

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Shannon family.

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Bachman, John, 1790-1874

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American naturalist. From the description of On the different species of Hares (Genus Lepidus) inhabiting the U.S. of America : autograph manuscripts, one signed "Actophilus", 1832 Nov. 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270135758 The Reverend John Bachman was a minister at St. John's Lutheran Church in Charleston, S.C. From the description of Letter, 1862. (College of Charleston). WorldCat record id: 50777192 The Reverend John Bachman was a minister at S...

Gary, Martin Witherspoon, 1831-1881

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Lawyer and Confederate brigadier general. From the description of Papers, 1855-1879. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 39390462 South Carolina native; secessionist; held several Confederate Army commands before his promotion to brigadier general. From the description of Papers, 1864 June 13. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 15356196 ...

Cash, E. B. C. (Ellerbe Boggan Crawford), 1823-1888

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Planter, of Kershaw County, S.C.; on 5 July 1880, Cash shot Camden lawyer William M. Shannon during an infamous duel on a bridge near Bishopville, in Darlington County, S.C. From the description of E.B.C. Cash papers, 1805-1935. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 39212016 ...

Hagood, Johnson, 1829-1898

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Confederate army officer, governor, and public official of Georgia. From the description of Letter of Johnson Hagood, 1881. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450700 ...

Shannon, William M. (William McCreight), 1822-1880

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Lawyer of Camden, S.C.; killed by Ellerbe Boggan Crawford Cash (1823-1888) during Cash-Shannon duel near Bishopville, S.C., Kershaw County, S.C.; husband of Henrietta McWillie Shannon; father of thirteen children. From the description of William McCreight Shannon papers, 1840-1874. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 42664966 ...

Mason, J. M. (James Murray), 1798-1871

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United States senator. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to C. Neale, Esq., 1849 Jan. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270607846 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Selma, to Joseph C. Cabell, Esq., 1846 Nov. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270607032 From the description of Autograph letter signed : to Messrs. Gales & Seaton, 1839 Feb. 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270607773 U.S. Congressman, and Confede...

Willson, John O. (John Owens), 1845-1923

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President of Lander College and Methodist minister of Greenwood, S.C.; during Civil War, left The Citadel in June 1862, for military service in the Confederate Army; in 1872, Lander a opened private school for young women in Williamston (Anderson County, S.C.), an institution later known as Lander College; husband of Kathleen Lander Willson, the daughter of Samuel Lander (1833-1904); J.O. Willson died, 1923, in Greenwood, S.C.; son of physician John Willson (1805-1856) and Sara Owens Wilson (182...