Frederick A. Sawyer papers, 1848-1873.

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Frederick A. Sawyer papers, 1848-1873.

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Chiefly consisting of personal and business correspondence, Washington, D.C., Charleston, S.C., and Columbia, S.C., of re Sawyer's position as Senator, shipment of government publications, and legal matters; including letter, 6 Apr. 1865, Washington, D.C., to E.W. Kinsley, re Kinsley's offer to aid in procuring a government job in Charleston, S.C.; letters, 18 Dec. 1869-28 Dec. 1873, Washington, D.C., to James Simons, Charleston, S.C., re legal affairs. Letter, 13 Mar. 1872, Washington, D.C., to George Henry Williams, recommending Palmer Tilton as a clerk in the U.S. Treasury Department; letter, 6 Nov. 1872, Charleston, S.C., to L.D. Merchant, re mailing government publications; biographical sketch, c. 1868, re Sawyer's childhood in New England; education at Harvard College; position as principal of Girls' High and Normal School, Charleston, S.C.; wartime experiences; departure from S.C. in 1864; and political career after returning to S.C. in 1865. Two letters, 23 Nov. 1868 and 10 Dec. 1868, Charleston, S.C., and Washington, D.C., to Charles Lanman, Georgetown, D.C., re biographical sketch of Sawyer to be included in Lanman's "Dictionary of the United States Congress."

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University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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Harvard University

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Harvard College was founded by a vote of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts on October 28, 1636 that allocated “400£ towards a schoale or colledge.” Subsequent legislative acts established the Board of Overseers, but it was the Charter of 1650 that created the Harvard Corporation as the College's primary governing board and defined its composition and authority. The College Charter became a contentious target for College officials, the Massachusetts Governor and General C...

Simons, James, 1813-1879

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Attorney, legislator, and militia general of Charleston, S.C.; Simons was serving as speaker of the S.C. House in the legislature when the Civil War began; during the war, he served as brigadier general of the South Carolina Militia Fourth Infantry Brigade. After the war, he and his son, James, Jr. (1839-1919) practiced law in Charleston as Simons and Simons. From the description of James Simons papers, 1860 Mar. 19 - 1874 Feb. 3. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 7...

Lanman, Charles, 1819-1895

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Charles Lanman, writer, journalist and amateur painter, was born in Monroe, Michigan, June 15, 1819. He spent much of his career working as a journalist in Monroe and Cincinnati, Ohio. He moved to Washington DC in 1848 and worked as a librarian in various branches of government, including the War Department, the Copyrights Division of the Department of State, the executive library of President Fillmore, and the Interior Department. He wrote several books in his career on topics of travel and wil...

Williams, George Henry, 1925-

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Kinsley, E. W.

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Sawyer, Frederick Adolphus, 1822-1891

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U.S. Senator from South Carolina. Born in Bolton, Massachusetts, Frederick A. Sawyer took charge of a normal school in Charleston, South Carolina in 1859. During the Civil War he and his family were allowed to return North. In 1865 Sawyer returned to Charleston and was active in advancing reconstruction measures. In May 1865 he was appointed collector of internal revenue in the 2nd South Carolina district. From the description of Letter : Charleston, S.C., to Celia, 1865 June 18. (Th...

United States. Congress. Senate

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Girls' High and Normal School (Charleston, S.C.)

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Tilton, Palmer.

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