John Christopher Winsmith papers, 1852-1858.

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John Christopher Winsmith papers, 1852-1858.

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Letter, 11 Apr. 1852, Columbia, S.C., to his mother, Catherine Elizabeth Faber Winsmith, Spartanburg, S.C., promising to apply himself to his studies, reporting community and family news, and attendance at the Episcopal church, student life, study of Greek and Latin grammar, and comments on behavior of fellow students; letter, 31 May 1858, re involvement of his father, John Winsmith, in a political campaign and reporting his favorable standing throughout Spartanburg District, S.C.; community, church, and family news; and reporting that his company received a banner from a group of local ladies. Newspaper clippings (27 items), 16 Nov. 1854-27 Mar. 1856, collected by John C. Winsmith while a student at South Carolina College, re student life, political situation in "bleeding Kansas," and his father's campaign for election as representative from Spartanburg District, S.C., including address to graduating class of 1855, by James H. Thornwell, published as a result of "invidious criticism and ungenerous suspicions" based upon accounts from "Reporters"; published letter of "Scrutator" to the editors of the Carolina Times re an article condemning slavery written by Francis Lieber in the Encyclopaedia Americana, with an annotation by JCW that [Maximilian] LaBorde published an article on slavery in the Columbia [South] Carolinian "a few days after the appearance of the above." Two student notebooks, 1855-1856, S.C. College (Columbia, S.C.), re lectures in mathematics, accounting, astronomy, and history: vol., 1855-1856, "Book of Lectures... containing Historical and other Lectures" by Franics Lieber, [James L.] Reynolds, [James Henley] Thornwell, and [Charles F.] McCay; and vol., 1856, student class notes.

29 items and 2 v.

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University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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McCay, C. F. (Charles Francis), 1810-1889

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