Paul Hamilton papers, 1802-1812.

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Paul Hamilton papers, 1802-1812.

Chiefly personal and family correspondence, including volume of 14 letters, 29 Sept. 1810-26 Oct. 1812, Washington, D.C., to Morton A. Waring, Charleston, S.C., re family news, observations on President James Madison and President James Monroe, War of 1812, naval blockade of Charleston, S.C., and appointment of M.A. Waring to dispose of any seized islands in British West Indies. Three manuscripts, 1802-1810, re gun powder manufacturing, tax forms, and William Loughton Smith's commission payments; letter, 27 Nov. 1806, Executive Department, Washington, D.C., to [James] Madison and U.S. Senate members, re Chesterfield District, S.C., sheriff's department, election of new sheriff, and conditions for prisoners in the district. Letter, 26 July 1809, Department of Navy, Washington, D.C., to Capt. William Bainbridge, re midshipman uniforms; letter, 14 July 1812, Charleston, S.C., from Dr. George Logan, re establishing a naval yard or increasing the size of the Marine Corps in Charleston.

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Logan, George, 1778-1861

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Hamilton, Paul, 1762-1816

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Governor of S.C., 1804-1806; Secretary of Navy, 1809-1813; member of S.C. House, 1788-1789; member of S.C. Senate, 1794, 1798-1799; slave owner who urged S.C. legislature to prohibit African slave trade; son of Archibald and Rebecca Branford Hamilton; husband of Mary Wilkinson Hamilton. From the description of Paul Hamilton papers, 1802-1812. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 44010020 Paul Hamilton (1762-1816) was born in St. Paul's Parish, South Carolina o...

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Built and launched at New York Navy Yard; commissioned Nov. 12, 1944; scraped in 1993. Served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. From the description of USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) photograph collection 1944-1971. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 41657866 The federal government decided in 1941 to send Supply Corps personnel to Harvard Business School for training in the business of equipping the Navy. This was effected by a transfer...

South Carolina. Governor (1804-1806 : Hamilton)

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Smith, William Loughton, 1758-1812

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Charleston, S.C. attorney, plantation owner, South Carolina state representative, U.S. representative, and U.S. diplomat. Smith used his wealth to subscribe nearly $12,000 of the state debt due to the Revolution. He was president (1808) of the Santee Canal Co. and invested heavily in it and other canal projects. From the description of William Loughton Smith papers, 1774-1834. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36794383 ...

Bainbridge, William, 1774-1833

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Commodore of the U.S. Navy; of Princeton, N.J. From the description of Pay order, 1829 Sept. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70965932 From the description of Receipt, 1829 Apr. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70965933 U.S. Navy officer. From the description of Papers of William Bainbridge, 1804-1828. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71130858 American naval officer From the guide to the William Bainbridge letters and documents, 1807-18...

Madison, James, 1751-1836

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James Madison (1751-1836) was the fourth president of the United States, born in Port Conway, Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia legislature from 1776 to 1780 and from 1784 to 1786, and the Continental Congress from 1780 to 1783. His proposals at and management of the Constitutional Convention in 1787 earned him title "father of the U.S. Constitution." He cooperated with Alexander Hamilton and Jay in writing a series of papers (pub. 1787-88 under title of The Federalist) explaining the ne...

Waring, Morton

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Monroe, James, 1758-1831

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James Monroe, fifth president of the United States of America (b. April 28, 1758, Monroe Hall, Virginia-d. July 4, 1831, New York, New York) fought with distinction in the Continental Army, and he practiced law in Fredericksburg, Virginia. As a young politician, he joined the anti-Federalists in the Virginia Convention which ratified the Constitution, and in 1790, an advocate of Jeffersonian policies, he was elected United States Senator. As Minister to France in 1794-1796, Monroe showed strong ...