Henry Buist Papers, 1868, 1871.

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Henry Buist Papers, 1868, 1871.

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Buist's appointment, signed by Governor Robert Kingston Scott, 1869, to a Memphis commercial convention concerning trade with Europe through south Atlantic seaports and the need for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean; and a letter, 1871, to General Rush C. Hawkins from Buist concerning a lawsuit arising out of Civil War blockade running. A clipping from an unidentified source is attached to the 1871 letter. The clipping describes the circumstances of the lawsuit, mentioning the Consolidated Steamship Company, Henry Hart, and Theodore D. Jervey.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Hawkins, Rush Christopher, 1831-1920

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Hawkins was born in Pomfret, Vermont to Lorenzo Dow Hawkins and Maria Louisa (Hutchinson) Hawkins. At age 15, Hawkins enlisted in the 2nd United States Dragoons for service in the Mexican–American War. After the war, he settled in New York City where he studied law. Hawkins married Annmary Brown in 1860; she died in January 1903 of pneumonia. In 1861, Hawkins helped raise the 9th New York Infantry, a Zouave-styled regiment, popularly known as "Hawkins Zouaves" for service in the Civil War....

Scott, Robert K. (Robert Kingston), 1826-1900

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Hart, Henry

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Jervey, Theodore D. (Theodore Dehon), 1859-

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Charleston, S.C. attorney, judge, historian, and author. From the description of Love blinds? ca. 1936. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 37522055 ...

Buist, Henry, fl. 1868-1871.

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Lawyer and resident of Charleston, S.C. From the description of Henry Buist Papers, 1868, 1871. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 62256560 ...

Consolidated Steamship Company.

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