Papers, 1682-1926, of the Williams, Chesnut, and Manning families.

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Papers, 1682-1926, of the Williams, Chesnut, and Manning families.

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Correspondence, bills, receipts, land papers, legal papers, addresses, and other papers of the Chesnut and Manning families reflecting the social and economic life of S.C. and containing much information on political issues, including nullification, secession, Civil War, Reconstruction, etc. By connections of blood and marriage, collection also contains in smaller portions papers of the related Cantey, Hampton, Miller, Richardson, and Williams families, , a kinship group which produced six governors and other prominent statesmen. Majority of papers are of John Lawrence Manning and his immediate family and relate chiefly to business and plantation operations in South Carolina and Louisiana and activities and travels of family members. Persons represented include James Chesnut, Sr.; James Chesnut, Jr.; John Chesnut; Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut; Richard Irvine Manning (1789-1836); Stephen D. Miller; and others. Majority of papers relate to the Manning family and their business, plantation and family affairs. Manuscripts of Richard Irvine Manning (1789-1836) relate sparingly to his service as Governor (1824-1826), and Congressman (1834-1836); letters from Alexander Garden, author of Anecdotes of the Revolutionary War, discuss plans to publish additional Revolutionary material and the of Laurence Manning at the Battle of Eutaw Springs. Laurence Manning was the Governor's father and founder of the family is South Carolina, One letter of Charles Cotesworth Pinkney, 19 Jan. 1795, to Laurence Manning, as Adjutant General, cites his military experience during the Revolution and requests assistance in preparing for publication a manual of military law for the South Carolina militia. Three letters, 1847-1848, from the Governor's wife, Elizabeth Peyre Richardson Manning (whose relation as niece, sister, wife, mother, aunt and grandmother, to six South Carolina governors was featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not) are to her son, John Laurence, and his future wife, Sally Bland Clarke of Virginia.

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University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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Williams family.

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Cane family.

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Richardson family.

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Manning family.

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Chesnut, James, 1773-1866.

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Camden, S.C. plantation owner and South Carolina state representative and senator. He was the son of John Chesnut (1743-1818) and Sarah Cantey. James Chesnut married Mary Cox (d. 1864) in 1796 and their children included John Chesnut (1799-1839) and James Chesnut, Jr. (1815-1885). From the description of James Chesnut papers, 1815-1849. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36794014 Planter of Kershaw County, S.C.; member of S.C. General A...

Hampton family.

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Miller family.

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Manning, John L. (John Lawrence), 1816-1889

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Clarendon County, S.C. plantation owner, South Carolina state representative and senator, and governor of South Carolina 1852 to 1854. From the description of John L. Manning papers, 1839-1888 (bulk 1839-1863). (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36794049 Resident of Sumter (Sumter Co.), S.C. From the description of Papers, 1778-1864. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19902886 Governor of South Carolina ...

Miller, Stephen Decatur, 1787-1838

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Lancaster and Sumter District S.C. attorney, plantation owner, and politician. He served in the South Carolina Senate and was governor of the state 1828 to 1830. An ardent supporter of states rights, Miller also served in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. Miller's daughter Mary Boykin Miller married James Chesnut, Jr. (1815-1885). From the description of Stephen Decatur Miller papers, 1821-1834. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36794127 ...

Chesnut, James, 1815-1885

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Camden, S.C. attorney, plantation owner, state legislator, and U.S. Senator. He held several military posts during the Civil War including a staff position in Richmond, Va. from 1862 to 1864. His wife was Mary Boykin Miller (1823-1886). From the description of James Chesnut papers, 1850-1900. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36794015 Attorney, plantation owner, South Carolina Representative, South Carolina Senator, and U.S. Senator. A native of Ca...

Chesnut family.

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Cantey family.

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Chesnut, Mary Boykin Miller, 1823-1886

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Manning, Elizabeth Peyre Richardson.

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Chestnut family.

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