MenuInventory of the Alfred Huger Letterpress Books, 1853-1863
Abstract
Planter, attorney, and postmaster of Charleston, S.C.
Letters to Huger's friends and relatives expressing his anti-secession sentiments and his opinions on politics, political leaders, and events in his state. Topics include religion, duels, slavery and free blacks, epidemics, the banking crisis of 1857, military actions in the Charleston area, diplomatic recognition of the Confederacy, Confederate naval operations in Louisiana and off the Carolina coast, Confederate politics and government, and Confederate relations with Great Britain.
Descriptive Summary
- Repository
- David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
- Creator
- Huger, Alfred, 1788-1872.
- Title
- Alfred Huger Letterpress Books, 1853-1863
- Language of Material
- English
- Extent
- 3.0 Linear Feet
- Location
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Collection Overview
Planter, attorney, and postmaster of Charleston, S.C.
Letters to Huger's friends and relatives expressing his anti-secession sentiments and his opinions on politics, political leaders, and events in his state. Topics include religion, duels, slavery and free blacks, epidemics, the banking crisis of 1857, military actions in the Charleston area, diplomatic recognition of the Confederacy, Confederate naval operations in Louisiana and off the Carolina coast, Confederate politics and government, and Confederate relations with Great Britain.
Administrative Information
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Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
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Use Restrictions
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Contents of the Collection
Browse List of Series
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Expand AllPhotocopies of handwritten index for letterpress books, including item date, addressee, and basic content for letters from 1853-1857
Contains index of addressees for letters from 1853-1856
Contains index of addressees for letters from 1856-1859
Contains index of addressees and selective index of subjects for letters from 1861-1863
Subject Headings
- Charleston (S.C.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Confederate States of America--Foreign relations--Great Britain
- Confederate States of America--History, Naval.
- Confederate States of America--Politics and government.
- Depressions--1857.
- Dueling--Southern States.
- Secession.
- Slavery--South Carolina.
- South Carolina--Politics and government--1775-1865.
- South Carolina--Politics and government--1861-1865.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Causes.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Alfred Huger Letterpress Books, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
Provenance
The Alfred Huger Letterpress Books were acquired by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library in 1962.
Processing Information
Processed by Amy McDonald, December 2011
Encoded by Matthew Warren, June 2012
Accession(s) described in this finding aid: 62-498
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local Style Guide.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.