Hugh McCall letter, 1818.

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Hugh McCall letter, 1818.

This collection consists of a letter from Hugh McCall to John C. Calhoun, Secretary of War, 1818. The letter refers to ground rent due to Charles Harris, the owner of the property on which the U.S. Barracks was built. McCall signs the letter as Barracks Master.

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Georgia Historical Society

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Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850

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John Caldwell Calhoun (March 18, 1782 – March 31, 1850) was an American statesman and political theorist from South Carolina who served as the seventh vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832. He is remembered for strongly defending slavery and for advancing the concept of minority states' rights in politics. He did this in the context of protecting the interests of the white South when its residents were outnumbered by Northerners. He began his political career as a nationalist, mo...

McCall, Hugh, 1767-1824.

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Hugh McCall (1767-1824) was born in North Carolina, but when he was about 5 years old the family moved to South Carolina. In 1794 he became an officer in the United States Army, and when he was mustered out in 1815, he was a Brevet Major. In 1818 he became a military storekeeper in Savannah, a position he also held in Charleston, South Carolina in 1821. From 1806 until 1823 he was the jailer at Savannah. In 1811, McCall published the first volume of his The History of Georgia; the second volume ...

McCall, Hugh, 1805-1897

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