John Charles McClenaghan papers, 1808-1896.

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McClenaghan, John Charles, 1835-1863. John Charles McClenaghan papers, 1808-1896.

John Charles McClenaghan papers, 1808-1896.

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Courtship correspondence and Civil War letters between John Charles McClenaghan and Mary Sophie Betts. Includes correspondence of Betts, McClenaghan, and McIntyre families; plat, 1808, for land in Marion District, S.C.; letter, 18 Feb. 1823, Edgefield, S.C., Julia Betts to her husband Charles Betts, re religious discussion and hopes for capable Methodist minister; letter, 23 Sept. 1824, Margaret Eliza Simkins to Julia Betts, Camden, S.C., re trip to Charleston, S.C.; letter, 18 Apr. 1827, Julia Betts to Charles Betts, re domestic and community affairs. Letter, 27 Feb. 1856, S.C. College, Columbia, S.C., J. McClenaghan to M.S. Betts, re his role in the guard house riot; letter, 23 Feb. 1858, Darlington, S.C., J. McClenaghan to M.S. Betts, re social life in Darlington; letter, 13 Jan. 1860, Charleston, S.C., J. McClenaghan, to M.S. Betts, re his admission to the bar; letter, 17 Dec. 1860, Columbia, S.C., Charles Betts to his daughter, Mary, re vote of the Methodist Convention to support secession, and report of smallpox in Columbia. Letters, 1861, Sullivan's Island, S.C., J. McClenaghan to Mary, re camp life, officers, and disappointment at not receiving a promotion; letters, 22 Sept. and 10 Nov. 1862, Virginia, W. Pinckney Shooter to Mary McClenaghan, re death of her brother-in-law Archie McIntyre, commenting on Gen. Jackson, and sending congratulations to J. McClenaghan on his election; letter, 3 Feb. 1863, Columbia, S.C., J. McClenaghan to Mary, re trip to Charleston, S.C., which he expects to be attacked. Also including student notebook, 1854-1855, S.C. College, Columbia, S.C., kept by John McClenaghan, re lectures on ancient history, philosophy, elocution, and mathematics.

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