Alfred Huger Letterpress Books, 1853-1863
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Summary
- Creator:
- Huger, Alfred, 1788-1872
- Abstract:
- Planter, attorney, and postmaster of Charleston, S.C. Letters to Huger's friends and relatives expressing his anti-secession sentiments and his opinions on politics, political leaders, and events in his state. Topics include religion, duels, slavery and free blacks, epidemics, the banking crisis of 1857, military actions in the Charleston area, diplomatic recognition of the Confederacy, Confederate naval operations in Louisiana and off the Carolina coast, Confederate politics and government, and Confederate relations with Great Britain.
- Extent:
- 3 Linear Feet
- Language:
- Material in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.00587
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- Scope and content:
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Planter, attorney, and postmaster of Charleston, S.C.
Letters to Huger's friends and relatives expressing his anti-secession sentiments and his opinions on politics, political leaders, and events in his state. Topics include religion, duels, slavery and free blacks, epidemics, the banking crisis of 1857, military actions in the Charleston area, diplomatic recognition of the Confederacy, Confederate naval operations in Louisiana and off the Carolina coast, Confederate politics and government, and Confederate relations with Great Britain.
- Acquisition information:
- The Alfred Huger Letterpress Books were acquired by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library in 1962.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Amy McDonald, December 2011
Encoded by Matthew Warren, June 2012
Accession(s) described in this finding aid: 62-498
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- Subjects:
- Dueling -- Southern States
Secession
Slavery -- South Carolina
Depressions -- 1857 - Names:
- Huger, Alfred, 1788-1872
- Places:
- South Carolina -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Causes
South Carolina -- Politics and government -- 1775-1865
Confederate States of America -- Politics and government
Confederate States of America -- History, Naval
Confederate States of America -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain
Charleston (S.C.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
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