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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Texas and the Confederate Army; many copies of Hamilton manuscripts in other repositories; notes, correspondence, and unpublished writings of J.G. de Roulhac Hamilton about James Hamilton; and microfilm copies of Hamilton family letters and writings of Samuel Prioleau Hamilton about his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. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Finding aid updated in June 2010 by Kathryn Michaelis for digitization.
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James Hamilton was a nullification governor of South Carolina and a diplomat of the Texas Republic.
Back to TopThe 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Texas and the Confederate Army; many copies of Hamilton manuscripts in other repositories; notes, correspondence, and unpublished writings of J.G. de Roulhac Hamilton about James Hamilton; and microfilm copies of Hamilton family letters and writings of Samuel Prioleau Hamilton about his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.
Back to TopArrangement: 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.
Folder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
1781-1821 |
Folder 2 |
1822-1827 |
Folder 3 |
1828 |
Folder 4 |
1829 |
Folder 5 |
1830 |
Folder 6 |
1831 |
Folder 7 |
1832 |
Folder 8 |
January-June 1833 |
Folder 9 |
July-December 1833 |
Folder 10 |
1834 |
Folder 11 |
1835-1836 |
Folder 12 |
1837 |
Folder 13 |
1838 |
Folder 14 |
January-May 1839 |
Folder 15 |
June-December 1839 |
Folder 16 |
1840 |
Folder 17 |
1841 |
Folder 18 |
January-March 1842 |
Folder 19 |
April-December 1842 |
Folder 20 |
1843 |
Folder 21 |
January-September 1844 |
Folder 22 |
October-December 1844 |
Folder 23 |
1845-1849 |
Folder 24 |
1850-1853 |
Folder 25 |
1854-1856 |
Folder 26 |
1857-1858 |
Folder 27 |
1860-1869 |
Folder 28 |
1871 |
Folder 29 |
1877-1887 |
Folder 30 |
1893-1897 |
Folder 31 |
1907-1944 |
Folder 32 |
Undated |
Folder 33 |
Undated speeches |
Folder 34 |
Family data |
Folder 35 |
Typescript copy of "Among the Present: James Hamilton, Jr., of South Carolina " by J.G. de Roulhac Hamilton |
Folder 36 |
Undated |
Folder 37 |
Articles |
Reel M-1489/1 |
Writings of Samuel Prioleau Hamilton, son of James Hamilton, about his father and the Hamilton family |
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
Folder 38Folder 39Folder 40 |
Biographical material on James Hamilton from American Historical Association Annual Reports |
Folder 41-51
Folder 41Folder 42Folder 43Folder 44Folder 45Folder 46Folder 47Folder 48Folder 49Folder 50Folder 51 |
Biographical material from various sources |
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 |