Aiken family papers, 1832-1906.

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Aiken family papers, 1832-1906.

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Chiefly family letters including letter, 29 July 1842, from John Gayle, re diminishing value of currency and the Whig party's chances in the current election; letter, 21 Sept. 1858, Charleston, S.C., re yellow fever epidemic; journal, 3 Jan.-12 Feb. 1865, Mary Gayle Aiken, re the Civil War and its effect on family and community. Certificate, 13 Nov. 1856, life membership of H[ugh] K[err] Aiken in the South Carolina State Agricultural Society; letter, 1 Nov. 1858, "Dear Sister," from Mary Gayle Aiken, Charleston, S.C., re remodeling the house, her recent illness, and visiting the dentist; investment sheet, 22 Feb. 1861-1 Jan. 1865, for Carolina M. Aiken, re listing of investments and money management expenditures. Receipt book, 1863-1869, and 1877, of Mary G[ayle] Aiken, re household expenses and expenditures on social activites; family history essay, 22 Feb. 1906, Winnsboro, S.C., "A short sketch of ancestors & descendants of David and Nancy Aiken," by Augustus Milton Aiken, re Aiken family genealogy and anecdotes from the lives of individual members. Also including diary, 1874-1888, by [Mary Gayle Aiken], re weather conditions, family activities, visitors and places visited, and election results, 1 and 8 Nov. 1876; and undated letter, Varina Jefferson Davis, to [Mary Gayle] Aiken, declining an invitation to visit.

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University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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Aiken, Hugh Kerr, 1822-1865.

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Planter of Fairfield County, S.C.; son of David and Nancy Kerr Aiken, both Irish Immigrants; brother of William Aiken (1806-1887), who served as S.C. governor, 1844-1846; president of South Carolina Railroad Company; and for whom city of Aiken, S.C. was named. From the description of Hugh Kerr Aiken papers, 1832-1866. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 40693086 ...

Whig Party (U.S.)

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Aiken, Nancy, 1794-1859.

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Davis, Varina, 1826-1906

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Second wife of Confederate States of America president Jefferson Davis. From the description of Letter and article: New York [N.Y.], 1905 Oct. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 29417912 First Lady of Confederacy. From the description of Letter: Montgomery [Al.], 1863 March [1]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122415155 Author; wife of Jefferson Davis [1808-1889], president of the Confederacy. From the description of V...

State Agricultural Society of South Carolina (1839- )

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Aiken, Augustus Milton, 1834-

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Gayle, John, 1792-1859

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Aiken, David, 1786-1860.

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Aiken family.

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Residents of Charleston and Fairfield Districts (now known as Charleston and Fairfield Counties), S.C.; William Aiken (1781-1831), a merchant of Charleston, S.C., was husband of Henrietta Wyatt Aiken and father of William Aiken, Jr. (1806-1877); William Aiken (1806-1877) was U.S. Representative (1838-1844), S.C. Governor (1844-1846), U.S. Senator (1851-1857), and husband of Henrietta Lowndes Aiken; David Aiken (1786-1860) was husband of Nancy Kerr Aiken and father of Hugh Kerr Aiken; Hugh Kerr A...

Aiken, Mary Gayle, fl. 1865

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