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Size | 1.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 350 items) |
Abstract | William Lowndes was a lawyer, planter, and United States representative from South Carolina. The collection is chiefly William Lowndes's correspondence while in Congress, 1811-1821, including letters written from Washington, D.C., to his wife, Elizabeth (Pinckney) Lowndes, discussing his personal and social life; and letters he received from notable politicians, including John Quincy Adams, Joseph Alston, John C. Calhoun, Langdon Cheves, William H. Crawford, William Drayton, Hamilton Fish, John Forsyth, James Hamilton, Robert Y. Hayne, Daniel H. Huger, Hugh S. Legare, James Monroe, Thomas Pinckney, Eldred Simkins, and William Wirt. Among other items are letters, 1758-1799, between William Lowndes's father, Rawlins (1721-1800), of Charleston, S.C., and English and West Indian merchants; a fragment of a diary of Charles Lowndes, 1754-1755, chiefly concerning social life in London; detailed reminiscences of William's grandson, Thomas Pinckney Lowndes (1839-1899), concerning antebellum life, the Civil War, and Reconstruction in Charleston; copies of speeches by William Lowndes; and his notebooks on law and congressional matters. |
Creator | Lowndes, William, 1782-1822. |
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
Updated by: Kathryn Michaelis, February 2010
Updated by: Laura Hart, May 2021
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William Lowndes was a lawyer, planter, and United States representative from South Carolina.
Back to TopThe collection is chiefly William Lowndes's correspondence while in Congress, 1811-1821, including letters written from Washington, D.C., to his wife, Elizabeth (Pinckney) Lowndes, discussing his personal and social life; and letters he received from notable politicians, including John Quincy Adams, Joseph Alston, John C. Calhoun, Langdon Cheves, William H. Crawford, William Drayton, Hamilton Fish, John Forsyth, James Hamilton, Robert Y. Hayne, Daniel H. Huger, Hugh S. Legare, James Monroe, Thomas Pinckney, Eldred Simkins, and William Wirt. Among other items are letters, 1758-1799, between William Lowndes's father, Rawlins (1721-1800), of Charleston, S.C., and English and West Indian merchants; a fragment of a diary of Charles Lowndes, 1754-1755, chiefly concerning social life in London; detailed reminiscences of William's grandson, Thomas Pinckney Lowndes (1839-1899), concerning antebellum life, the Civil War, and Reconstruction in Charleston; copies of speeches by William Lowndes; and his notebooks on law and congressional matters.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
1768-1799 |
Folder 2 |
1801-1812 |
Folder 3 |
February 1813-September 1814 |
Folder 4 |
October 1814-July 1816 |
Folder 5 |
April 1817-1818 |
Folder 6 |
1819-1820Includes two letters that discuss slavery. |
Folder 7 |
January-June 1821 |
Folder 8 |
August 1821-March 1822 |
Folder 9a |
April 1822-August 1941 |
Extra Oversize Paper XOPF-2778/1 |
Lowndes genealogical chart, May 1929 |
Folder 9b |
Undated |
Folder 10 |
Speech on South America |
Folder 11-13
Folder 11Folder 12Folder 13 |
Miscellaneous notes |
Folder 14 |
Envelopes |
Folder 15 |
Volume 1: 1754-1755Fragment of a diary of Charles Lowndes, about his travels in Europe. Describes daily life of gentlemen in London, games, theatres, and various happenings to friends. |
Folder 16 |
Volume 2: 1800Notebook of William Lowndes. "Notes on different parts of the Law of England, South Carolina." |
Folder 17 |
Volume 3: 1812-1815Notes taken by William Lowndes on Congressional matters. |
Folder 18 |
Volume 4: UndatedAccount of early childhood of Mrs. Elizabeth Downes Frost. Typed copy. |
Folder 19 |
Volume 5: 1860Account of the capture of the Charleston Arsenal by the Washington Legion, written by Private T. Pinckney Lowndes. Typed copy. |
Folder 20 |
Volume 6: UndatedSketch of Lt. J. E. McPherson (d. 1861, age 24). Typescript. |
Folder 21 |
Volume 7: UndatedReminiscences, Thomas Pinckney Lowndes (b. 1839). Manuscript copy. |
Folder 22 |
Volume 8: 1892Notebook, T. Pinckney Lowndes, chiefly about William Lowndes. |
Transcription Volume TV-2778/1-4
TV-2778/1TV-2778/2TV-2778/3TV-2778/4 |
Bound, typed copies of all but a few papers from the collection |
Reel M-2778/1-2
M-2778/1M-2778/2 |
Microfilm copy of the collection |