Collection Number:
02778
Collection Title: William Lowndes Papers, 1754-1941
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material held in the Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are
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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.
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Creator |
Lowndes, William, 1782-1822. |
Curatorial Unit |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language |
English |
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- Restrictions to Access
- 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 William Lowndes Papers, #2778, Southern Historical
Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- Alternate Form of Material
- Microfilm copy available.
- Acquisitions Information
- Gift 1944
- Additional Descriptive Resources
- A more complete finding aid for this collection is available at the Southern Historical
Collection.
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State Employee Personnel Records, N.C.G.S. § 126-22 et seq.).
Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to
identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent
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private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable
person) for which the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill assumes no
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The following terms from
Library of Congress Subject
Headings
suggest topics, persons, geography, etc. interspersed through the
entire collection; the terms do
not usually represent
discrete and easily identifiable portions of the collection--such as folders or
items.
Clicking on a subject heading below will take you into the University Library's
online catalog.
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Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848.
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Alston, Joseph, 1778-1816.
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Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850.
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Charleston (S.C.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
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Charleston (S.C.)--Social life and customs.
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Cheves, Langdon, 1776-1857.
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Crawford, William Harris, 1772-1834.
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Diaries.
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Drayton, William, 1776-1846.
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England--Commerce--United States--History--18th century.
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England--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.
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Families--South Carolina--Social life and customs.
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Fish, Hamilton, 1808-1893.
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Forsyth, John, 1780-1841.
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Hamilton, James, 1786-1857.
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Hayne, Robert Young, 1791-1839.
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Huger, Daniel Elliott, 1779-1854.
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Legare, Hugh Swinton, 1797-1843.
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Legislators--United States--History--19th century.
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London (England)--Social life and customs.
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Lowndes family.
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Lowndes, Charles, fl. 1754-1755.
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Lowndes, Elizabeth Pinckney.
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Lowndes, Rawlins, 1721-1800.
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Lowndes, Thomas Pinckney, 1839-1899.
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Lowndes, William, 1782-1822.
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Monroe, James, 1758-1831.
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Pinckney, Thomas, 1750-1828.
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Plantations--South Carolina.
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Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--South Carolina.
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Simkins, Eldred James, 1838-1903.
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South Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
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United States--Commerce--England--History--18th century.
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United States--Commerce--West Indies--History--18th century.
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United States--Politics and government--1801-1815.
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United States--Politics and government--1815-1861.
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United States. Congress--History--19th century.
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Washington (D.C.)--Social life and customs.
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West Indies--Commerce--United States--History--18th century.
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Wirt, William, 1772-1834.
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William Lowndes was a lawyer, planter, and United States representative from South
Carolina.
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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.
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Contents list
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Series 1. Correspondence and Related Material, 1754-1941 and undated.
Folder 1a
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Folder 1
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Folder 2
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Folder 3
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Folder 4
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Folder 5
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Folder 6
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Includes two letters that discuss slavery.
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Folder 7
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Folder 8
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Folder 9a
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Extra Oversize Paper XOPF-2778/1
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Folder 9b
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Series 2. Other Papers, 1754-1892 and undated.
Folder 10
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Folder 11-13
Folder 11
Folder 12
Folder 13
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Folder 14
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Folder 15
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Fragment 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.
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Folder 16
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Notebook of William Lowndes. "Notes on different parts of the Law of England, South
Carolina."
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Folder 17
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Notes taken by William Lowndes on Congressional matters.
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Folder 18
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Account of early childhood of Mrs. Elizabeth Downes Frost. Typed copy.
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Folder 19
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Account of the capture of the Charleston Arsenal by the Washington Legion, written
by Private T. Pinckney Lowndes. Typed copy.
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Folder 20
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Sketch of Lt. J. E. McPherson (d. 1861, age 24). Typescript.
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Folder 21
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Reminiscences, Thomas Pinckney Lowndes (b. 1839). Manuscript copy.
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Folder 22
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Notebook, T. Pinckney Lowndes, chiefly about William Lowndes.
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Series 3. Transcription Volumes and Microfilm Copy.
Transcription Volume TV-2778/1-4
TV-2778/1
TV-2778/2
TV-2778/3
TV-2778/4
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Reel M-2778/1-2
M-2778/1
M-2778/2
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- Extra-oversize paper folder (XOPF-2778/1)
- Microfilm (M-2778/1-2)
- Transcription volumes (TV-2778/1-4)
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Processing Information
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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