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| Size | 2.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 2,000 items) |
| Abstract | James Hamilton was a nullification governor of South Carolina and a diplomat of the Texas Republic. The collection consists of materials gathered by J.G. de Roulhac Hamilton, historian, in contemplation of a biography of Hamilton. Included are 50 original 19th-century manuscripts of Hamilton, mostly letters written by him; 30 manuscripts of his sons in Texas and the Confederate Army; many copies of Hamilton manuscripts in other repositories; notes, correspondence, and unpublished writings of J.G. de Roulhac Hamilton about James Hamilton; and microfilm copies of Hamilton family letters and writings of Samuel Prioleau Hamilton about his father, James. Original letters concern politics and private business in South Carolina, and diplomacy, finance, politics, and private business in Texas. |
| Creator | Hamilton, James, 1786-1857. |
| Language | English |
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James Hamilton was a nullification governor of South Carolina and a diplomat of the Texas Republic.
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The collection consists of materials gathered by J.G. de Roulhac Hamilton, historian, in contemplation of a biography of Hamilton. Included are 50 original 19th-century manuscripts of Hamilton, mostly letters written by him; 30 manuscripts of his sons in Texas and the Confederate Army; many copies of Hamilton manuscripts in other repositories; notes, correspondence, and unpublished writings of J.G. de Roulhac Hamilton about James Hamilton; and microfilm copies of Hamilton family letters and writings of Samuel Prioleau Hamilton about his father, James. Original letters concern politics and private business in South Carolina, and diplomacy, finance, politics, and private business in Texas.
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Series 1. Correspondence and Related Material, 1781-1944 and undated.
Arrangement: chronological.
This series includes both original documents and copies of documents from other collections. The majority of the correspondence was written by Hamilton, and relates to political and business matters. Other materials include speeches, articles, family data, and miscellaneous other papers.
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Series 2. Biographical Materials.
Arrangement: by source.
This series consists of source material gathered by J.G. de Roulhac Hamilton for a planned (but never completed) biography of James Hamilton.
| Folder 38-40 |
Biographical material on James Hamilton from American Historical Association Annual Reports #01489, Series: "2. Biographical Materials." Folder 38-40Folder 38Folder 39Folder 40 |
| Folder 41-51 |
Biographical material from various sources #01489, Series: "2. Biographical Materials." Folder 41-51Folder 41Folder 42Folder 43Folder 44Folder 45Folder 46Folder 47Folder 48Folder 49Folder 50Folder 51 |
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Series 3. Volumes, 1906-1919.
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Series 4. Pictures.
Photographs include portraits of James Hamilton Sr., Mrs. James Hamilton Jr., an unidentified woman, and several portraits of Caleb Cushing, former United States Congressman from Massachusetts and Attorney General under Franklin Pierce. Also included are several photographs of James Hamilton Jr.'s Charleston, S.C. home and one of Cushing's home in Newburyport, Mass. The folder also contains a page on which there are drawn five illustrated panels depicting women performing heroic actions, captioned "Heroic Women of the Revolution."
| Image Folder PF-1489/1 |
Pictures #01489, Series: "4. Pictures." PF-1489/1 |
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Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Finding aid updated in June 2010 by Kathryn Michaelis for digitization.
Diacritics and other special characters have been omitted from this finding aid to facilitate keyword searching in web browsers.
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