James Chesnut (1815-1885) papers, 1832-1914.

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James Chesnut (1815-1885) papers, 1832-1914.

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Chiefly consisting of business documents and military correspondence, including land deed, 8 Feb. 1832, with John Whitaker, Kershaw County, S.C. for sale of Wateree River property; receipt, 1 Jan. 1841, Camden, S.C., of Camden Bridge Company; letter, 27 Mar. 1846, Winnsboro, S.C., to Col. F.W. Davis, Chester, S.C., re legal affairs in Chester and Sumter County, S.C., and loans obtained by Davis from a Camden, S.C., bank. Invitation, 5 Aug. 1851, Holly Springs, Miss., to public barbecue honoring Jefferson Davis; newspaper clipping, 13 Oct. 1859, National Intelligencer, Washington, D.C., re speech delivered by Chesnut, 28 Sept. 1859, discussing Missouri compromise, Kansas Nebraska bill, and slave codes in the western territories; letter, 23 Aug. 1862, Columbia, S.C., to Edward M. Boykin, re organization of a military company. Document, 17 Apr. 1862, Charleston, S.C., from J.M. Eason, to Commission of State for Building Iron Clad Battery and Company, re $200,000 to complete military contracts; 2 items, 12 Dec. 1864 and 27 Dec. 1879, Pocotaligo and Camden, S.C., re troops commanded by Brig. Gen. Jason Chesnut, Jr.; unbound volume, June 1914, "Troops in 5th Sub District S.C., 18 Dec. 1864," under Chesnut's command at Grahamville, Jasper County, S.C. Undated manuscript, from J. Chesnut and Jefferson Davis to South Carolina soldiers in the Army of the Potomac, re necessity of maintaining the war effort; postwar materials include plantation account book, 4 Feb. 1866-22 Dec. 1885, listing debts, expenses, supplies, and lists of goods sold; tax receipts, 1871, for land in Washington County, Miss.; letter, 17 Sept. 1880, Wilmington, Del., T[homas] F[rancis] Bayard, to J. Chesnut, re visiting S.C. and Reconstruction politics.

16 items and 1 v.

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University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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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...

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Arthur, Benjamin F.

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Eason, J. M.

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The Savannah Ordnance Depot, Savannah, Georgia, was organized as a field depot during the Civil War. In April 1864, it became the Savannah Arsenal under the supervision of the Chief of Ordnance. From the description of Savannah Ordnance Depot employment roll, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477938 The Confederate States of America Army may have created the position of Purchasing Commissary of Subsistence to oversee the distribution of food and other supplies to the Co...

Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889

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Mary Ann Lamar Cobb (1818-1889), wife of Gen. Howell Cobb (1815-1868). From the description of Letter to Mary Ann Lamar Cobb, 1888 Oct. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476494 Jefferson Davis (1808-1889) was born in Kentucky. He attended Transylvania University for a short time before enrolling at West Point in 1824, at the age of 16. He graduated in 1828 and immediately joined the First Infantry. His regiment was engaged in the Blackhawk War of 1831. In 1833, he became a...

Bayard, Thomas F. (Thomas Francis), 1828-1898

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American statesman. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Wilmington, Del., to [Henry Morrison] Flagler, 1884 Sept. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270672065 Epithet: American statesman British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000613.0x000223 Diplomat and statesman; U.S. senator (1869-1885); U.S. secretary of state (1885-1888); of Wilmington, Del. From the descriptio...