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                    SAMUEL CRAM JACKSON DIARY
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Abstract:      Samuel Cram Jackson (1803-1878), Congregational
           clergyman of Andover, Mass.
               Diary, 11 October 1832-9 May 1833, 76 pages, of
           Samuel Cram Jackson, covering the period of Jackson's
           stay in Charleston, Columbia, Camden, and Salem, S.C. 
           Jackson, who had journeyed south for his health,
           commented on many topics, including the nullification
           controversy, slavery, and political and social
           conditions in South Carolina.  He knew many prominent
           men, among them participants in the nullification
           debate William Drayton (1766-1846), Robert Y. Hayne
           (1791-1839), and Joel R. Poinsett (1779-1851);
           reformer Thomas S. Grimke (1786-1834); missionary J.
           W. Barr (1802-1832); judge Henry W. De Saussure
           (1764-1839); Irish artist William Leigh (1811-1833);
           planter and Democratic congressman Robert Witherspoon
           (1767-1837); and president of the College of
           Charleston Jasper Adams (1793-1841).  All of these men
           are mentioned in the diary, as are other South
           Carolina politicians, educators, and clergymen. 
           During his travels, Jackson also served for a short
           time as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in
           Columbia.

Online Catalog Terms:
   Adams, Jasper, 1793-1841.
   Barr, J. W., 1802-1832.
   Camden (S.C.)--History.
   Charleston (S.C.)--History.
   College of Charleston.
   Columbia (S.C.)--History.
   Diaries.
   De Saussure, Henry William, 1763-1839.
   Drayton, William, 1766-1846.
   First Presbyterian Church (Columbia, S.C.).
   Grimke, Thomas Smith, 1786-1834.
   Hayne, Robert Young, 1791-1839.
   Jackson, Sameul C. (Samuel Cram), 1802-1878.
   Leigh, William, 1811-1833.
   Nullification.
   Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851.
   Presbyterians--South Carolina.
   Slavery--South Carolina.
   Salem (S.C.)--History.
   South Carolina--Description and travel--19th century.
   South Carolina--Politics and government--1775-1865.
   South Carolina--Social life and customs--19th century.
   Southern states--Description and travel--19th century.
   Witherspoon, Robert, 1767-1837.

Size:          1 item.

Provenance:    Purchased from Terry Alford of Davis, California,
               in February 1979.

Access:        No restrictions.

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

Table of Contents:
   Description

                           DESCRIPTION

   Diary, 76 pages, of Samuel Cram Jackson (1803-1878).  Jackson,
a Congregational clergyman, began a leave of absence from his
parish in Andover, Mass., on 11 October 1832.  He left his wife
Caroline and two daughters (one of whom was born in his absence)
behind while he journeyed to South Carolina for the purpose of
recovering his health, which had been threatened by an attack of
consumption.  Jackson's diary begins with his embarkation at
Boston aboard the Liverpool, bound for Charleston, S.C.

   Jackson recorded that, upon his arrival in Charleston, he
lodged at the Planters' Hotel, then boarded with a Mr. Smith on
Meeting Street.  His attention was quickly drawn to the
nullification controversy, which was raging at the time.  He
frequently referred to the activities and statements of such
leaders of the debate as William Drayton (1766-1846), Robert Y.
Hayne (1791-1839), and Joel R. Poinsett (1779-1851).  Jackson
wrote a detailed description of Hayne's 29 November 1832 speech
on nullification at the Circus, and also outlined the fears and
plans of the Union faction with which Jackson sympathized.

   While in Charleston, Jackson mingled with and wrote about
reformer Thomas S. Grimke (1786-1834), missionary J. W. Barr
(1802-1832), president of the College of Charleston Jasper Adams
(1793-1841), and other prominent men.  In his diary, Jackson also
documented the social and clerical activities in which he
participated during his visit.

   On 8 December 1832, Jackson traveled by rail to Columbia,
where he lodged with a Professor Howe on Camden Street.  During
his stay, he wrote numerous diary entries having to do with
slavery, including one about a Muslim slave belonging to Thomas
Goulding, president of the board of trustees of Oglethorpe
University.  Jackson took advantage of his sojourn in the state
capital to familiarize himself with the workings of South
Carolina politics.  The diary shows that he became a regular
visitor to the state house and that he attended several sessions
of the nullification convention.

   Jackson left Columbia on 12 January 1833 for Camden, where he
was the guest of Judge Henry W. De Saussure (1764-1839). 
Returning to Columbia on 14 January, he preached occasionally
over the next few weeks at the First Presbyterian Church.  During
this time, he also visited with Irish artist William Leigh
(1811-1833), recording biographical information about Leigh in
the diary.  In March 1833, Jackson attended several nullification
meetings, and, in April, attended the annual Presbytery in Salem,
S.C., where he stayed with planter and Democratic congressman
Robert Witherspoon (1767-1837).  Jackson began his journey back
to Massachusetts on 2 May 1833, recording in his diary brief
comments on the parts of North Carolina and Virginia through
which he travelled.  The diary ends on 9 May 1833, with Jackson's
arrival in Warrenton, Virginia.