James M. Baxter papers, 1846-1896.

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Baxter, James M., 1825-1881. James M. Baxter papers, 1846-1896.

James M. Baxter papers, 1846-1896.

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Correspondence from James M. Baxter to his wife, Frances Caldwell Nance Baxter, re political conditions in Newberry, S.C., during Civil War and Reconstruction; including letter, 2 Apr. 1865, Abbeville, S.C., to [F.C.N. Baxter], re rising prices and inflation; letter, 2 Dec. 1865, Columbia, S.C., to [F.C.N. Baxter], re Gen. [Daniel Edgar] Sickles' appointment as commander in S.C., replacing [Major General Quincy A.] Gillmore, and opposition to South Carolina's readmission to the Union. Letter, 5 Dec. 1865, Columbia, S.C., from James Baxter, to [F.C.N. Baxter], re politics, plantation management, and her report of a burglary; letter, 25 Sept. 1868, Newberry, S.C., from James Baxter to [F.C.N. Baxter], re threats of violence at black political rallies, recent shooting of an African-American, and fearing complications in upcoming election due to whiskey and white resentment. Also including diploma, 6 Sept. 1846, from Erskine College; law degree, 5 Dec. 1849; commission, 6 Feb. 1861, as Major, 3rd Regiment, South Carolina Volunteers; letter 16 Feb. [18]64, from W[illia]m Wallace, Columbia [S.C.], re his efforts to purchase a saddle as requested by Baxter.

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