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           Library of the University of North Carolina
                         at Chapel Hill

                 SOUTHERN HISTORICAL COLLECTION

                             #M-2180
                  WHITEMARSH B. SEABROOK PAPERS
                            Inventory

Abstract:      Whitemarsh Benjamin Seabrook (1795-1855) was
           governor of South Carolina and president of the State
           Agricultural Society.
               Letters, 1849-1852, to and from Whitemarsh
           Seabrook written mainly during his term of office as
           South Carolina governor; most of the letters are
           marked "Private and Confidential."  Included are
           letters of governors W. D. Moseley of Florida, George
           W. Towns of Georgia, and J. A. Quitman of Mississippi,
           in answer to a circular letter sent September 1850
           calling for organized resistance to the North. 
           There are also letters from F. H. Elmore, regarding
           the work of the central committee; on the eligibility
           of General James Hamilton for United States senator;
           and from William Gregg on manufacturing in Southern
           states.  Also included are bills for slaves and deeds
           relating to Edisto Island, S.C., and St. Luke's
           Parish, S.C., 1840 and 1854-1859.

Online Catalog Terms:
   Edisto Island (S.C.)--History--19th century.
   Elmore, F. H. (Franklin Harper), 1799-1850.
   Governors--Southern States--History--19th century.
   Gregg, William, 1800-1867.
   Hamilton, James, 1786-1857.
   Moseley, William Dunn, 1795-1863.
   Quitman, John Anthony.
   Saint Luke's Parish (S.C.)--History--19th century.
   Seabrook, Whitemarsh B. (Whitemarsh Benjamin), 1795-1855.
   Slave bills of sale--South Carolina.
   Slave records--South Carolina.
   Southern States--History--1775-1865.
   Southern States--Industries--History--1775-1865.
   Towns, George W.

Size:  35 items (2 reels of microfilm).

Provenance:    Film purchased from the Library of Congress by
               Marjorie Mendenhall and given to the UNC Library
               in July 1936.  Other papers lent for filming by
               Mrs. Paul H. Seabrook of Savannah, Ga., in July
               1940.  

Access:        No restrictions.

Related Collections:   Archibald Hamilton Rutledge Papers
                       (#2672).

Processing Note:   This collection was processed with support
                   from the Randleigh Foundation Trust.  

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