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No restrictions. Open for research.

Copyright Notice

Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], in the Charles Woodward Hutson Papers, #362, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Alternate Form of Material

Richard Hutson's letters, 1765-1777 (typescripts), are available on microfilm.

Acquisitions Information

1936-1954

Additional Descriptive Resources

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• Authors, American--Southern States--Biography.
• Charleston (S.C.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.
• Confederate States of America. Army--Military life.
• Hutson, Charles Woodward, 1840-1936.
• Hutson, Richard, 1748-1795.
• South Carolina College--History.
• Southern States--Intellectual life.
• United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate.
• United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.
• University of South Carolina--History.
• Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.

Charles Woodward Hutson (1840-1936) grew up on plantations in Beaufort District, S.C., attended South Carolina College, served throughout the Civil War in Virginia, was a teacher and professor in several southern states including fifteen years in Texas, and settled finally in New Orleans as an artist and writer.

The collection includes letters, 1861-1865, from Hutson in Confederate camps in Virginia; letters to him from friends, relatives, and former students; personal accounts; correspondence about the publication of his writings; a typed copy (179 pages) of his reminiscences, telling of his early life and college days at South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina), his Civil War experiences, and his life after the war; and typescripts of twelve literary manuscripts by him. Also included are typed copies of about forty letters, 1765-1777, of Richard Hutson, clergyman and Revolutionary leader, of Charleston, S.C., to his brother, friends, and business associates, discussing politics, planting, and personal matters.