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foxjohn Inventory of the John Fox Papers, 1784-1892 Processed by: Rubenstein Library Staff; machine-readable finding aid created by: Abraham Lee David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, N.C., USA

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: January 2010Processed by Rubenstein Library Staff; finding aid encoded by Abraham Lee, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, January 2010 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS and local Style Guide Inventory of the John Fox Papers, 1784-1892 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA

Descriptive Summary David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University Fox, John, 1805-1884. John Fox Papers, 1784-1892 Material in English 2,139 Items For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Politician and South Carolina legislator, from Lexington (Lexington Co.), S.C. Family and business papers of John Fox, and of his business associate, William L. Miller. Topics mentioned include the settlement of various estates; the militia; antebellum student life at the University of Virginia and South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina); railroads; slaves and slavery; cotton production, local politics; secession; living conditions in Richmond during the war; John Fox's post-war debts; a sawmill in Wilcox Co., Ala., owned by brother Daniel and operated by brother Washington Fox; Daniel's service in the Alabama legislature and his comments on Alabama governor Benjamin Fitzpatrick, C. C. Clay, Jr., internal improvements, and public schools; the American Party; crime and law enforcement in the Confederacy; and Reconstruction and African-American politicians during Reconstruction. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], John Fox Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Provenance

The John Fox Papers were acquired by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library in 1949.

Processing Information

Processed by Rubenstein Library Staff

Encoded by Abraham Lee, January 2010

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Biographical Note

Politician and South Carolina legislator, from Lexington (Lexington Co.), S.C.

Collection Overview

Family and business papers of John Fox, and of his business associate, William L. Miller. Topics mentioned include the settlement of various estates; the militia; antebellum student life at the University of Virginia and South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina); railroads; slaves and slavery; cotton production, local politics; secession; living conditions in Richmond during the war; John Fox's post-war debts; a sawmill in Wilcox Co., Ala., owned by brother Daniel and operated by brother Washington Fox; Daniel's service in the Alabama legislature and his comments on Alabama governor Benjamin Fitzpatrick, C. C. Clay, Jr., internal improvements, and public schools; the American Party; crime and law enforcement in the Confederacy; and Reconstruction and African-American politicians during Reconstruction.

Subject Headings

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Clay, C. C. (Clement Claiborne), 1816-1882. Fitzpatrick, Benjamin, 1802-1869. Fox, John, 1805-1884. Fox, Daniel. Fox, Washington. American Party. South Carolina College--Students. University of South Carolina--Students. University of Virginia--Students. African American politicians--Southern States. Governors--Alabama. College students--Southern States. Law enforcement--Confederate States of America. Cotton manufacture--South Carolina. Executors and administrators--South Carolina. Railroads--Southern States. Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--South Carolina. Sawmills--Alabama--Wilcox County. Secession. Slavery--South Carolina. Alabama--Politics and government--To 1865. Richmond (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865. South Carolina--Politics and government--1775-1865. South Carolina--Politics and government--1861-1865. Contents of Collection John Fox Papers, 1784-1892 (10 boxes, 1 volume, 1 oversize box) 1Letters and Papers, 1819-1842 2Papers, 1843-1849 3Letters and Papers, 1850-1856 4Letters and Papers, 1857-1871 5Letters and Papers, 1872-1880 6Letters and Papers, 1881-1892 and undated. 7Bills and Receipts, 1784-1843 8Bills and Receipts, 1844-1857 9Bills and Receipts, 1857-1884 and undated. 10Bound Volumes L:3377Volume 48Letters and Papers, 1833-1880 and undated. Bills and Receipts, 1831-1855