John Lyde Wilson papers, 1812-1982.

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John Lyde Wilson papers, 1812-1982.

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Chiefly poetry, commissions, and correspondence, from Charleston, S.C. and elsewhere; including commission, 9 Mar. 1809, appointing Wilson as First Lieutenant in the S.C. Militia; commission, 1 Feb. 1815, appointing John L. Wilson as notary public; certificate, 9 Dec. 1822, documenting Wilson's election as governor. Poem, 14 Nov. 1825, entitled "Rebecca"; broadside, 1 Jan. 1831, "Address of the Carrier of the Georgetown Union to His Patrons"; commission, 8 Jan. 1833, appointing Wilson assistant quartermaster general; commission, 13 Feb. 1833, appointing Wilson Captain of the artillery. Letter, 9 June 1910, Clarence Cunningham, to Cornelius Kollock, Charleston, S.C., "Think of the great service J.L.W. did the duelling world of his day"; letters, 1966-1982, family information re Wilson's first wife, Charlotte Alston, and her children, particularly Charlotte Alston Pinkerton and her children in England.

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University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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South Carolina. Governor (1822-1824 : Wilson)

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Wilson, John Lyde, 1784-1849

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Governor of South Carolina, 1822-1824; member of: S.C. House (1806-1808, 1812-1814,and 1816-1818), and S.C. Senate (1818-1822, 1826-1830); author of Code of Honor (1838), a manual for dueling; studied law in Baltimore, Md.; First Lieutenant in S.C. Militia; assistant quartermaster general; and captain of artillery; born in Marlboro County, S.C.; middle name also spelled Lide. From the description of John Lyde Wilson papers, 1812-1982. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record i...

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A number of South Carolina militia units were adopted into the Continental Army. The 1st South Carolina Regiment, organized in 1775, consisted of ten companies. The Regiment was consolidated, although it retained its name, with the 5th Regiment, February 11, 1780 to consist of nine companies. It was reorganized in late 1782 and early 1783 to consist of three companies, and disbanded November 15, 1783. The 2nd Regiment was also organized in 1775 to consist of ten companie...