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Hampton family papers

Personal papers of Wade Hampton II and Wade Hampton III include letters to Mary Fisher Hampton, daughter and sister, respectively, concerning family, social, and plantation news from Walnut Ridge and Wild Woods, Miss., and letters from Wade Hampton III to his first wife, Margaret (Preston) Hampton (b. 1851), from England and Scotland, 1846 (typed transcript copies); and to his second wife in the late 1850s and during the Civil War. Later papers include materials dating to Reconstruction, later 19th century, and 20th century papers re politics, family history, farming operations, land and real estate, and other topics. Included among the papers of Wade Hampton III is a volume of letters and telegrams (1876-1899) sent by Hampton to President Rutherford B. Hayes copied from originals held by the Hayes Presidential Library.

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  • "Personal papers of Wade Hampton II and Wade Hampton III include letters to Mary Fisher Hampton, daughter and sister, respectively, concerning family, social, and plantation news from Walnut Ridge and Wild Woods, Miss., and letters from Wade Hampton III to his first wife, Margaret (Preston) Hampton (b. 1851), from England and Scotland, 1846 (typed transcript copies); and to his second wife in the late 1850s and during the Civil War. Later papers include materials dating to Reconstruction, later 19th century, and 20th century papers re politics, family history, farming operations, land and real estate, and other topics. Included among the papers of Wade Hampton III is a volume of letters and telegrams (1876-1899) sent by Hampton to President Rutherford B. Hayes copied from originals held by the Hayes Presidential Library."@en
  • "Three letters, 12, 17 and 27 Feb. 1858, from Wade Hampton III inform his sister of the death of their father, Wade Hampton II. When S.C. seceded from the union and planned for Civil War, Wade Hampton III obtained a colonel's commission and raised the Hampton Legion. To his sister Mary Fisher, Hampton writes details of camp life and discusses military aspects of the war, and expresses his opinions of politicians and soldiers. In letter, 17 Dec. 1861, Hampton noted the occupation of the S.C. coast by Union troops in Beaufort District, S.C., which prompted him the desire to return to the state "to show how Carolinians should fight on their own soil," he mentions the "stigma" of the "Port Royal affair" and remarks, "I have looked for nothing but disaster since that fool [F.W.] Pickens was elected Gov." After returning from an incursion into Pennsylvania in 1862, Hampton informs his sister that he brought back nothing but horses, " & I felt very mean in doing this." Hampton's brigade provided security on the return march, but he was certain that Gen. J.E.B. Stuart would reserve his commendation for the Virginia brigades, "He praises them on all occasions, but he does not often give us any credit.""@en
  • "Papers are of Wade Hampton I (1752-1835), concern operations at Houmas, his sugar plantation in Ascension Parish (Louisiana), and his South Carolina rice and cotton plantations, including the purchase of plantation supplies and the marketing of his crops, chiefly 1829-1835; early items include letter, 12 Apr. 1780, from Hampton, [while at Biggin Church, in St. John's Parish (Berkeley County, S.C.)] during American Revolution to Thomas Rutledge (in Charleston, S.C.), re his efforts to transport flour to Cainhoy (S.C.) for the army by boats and wagon, "all the waggons that can be spared from Genl. [William] Woodford's Briggade shall be imployed in getting down the Flour to Canehoy. But ... the Boat cannot be down so soon as we expected on account of an accident that happen'd her in taking her to the Landing ... as soon as any of the Boats arrive at Lenud's Ferry, I shall be on the spot, & will apply for the waggons, which ... are near that place." Hampton concludes by describing a boat "Lodged in Santee Loaded for Camden [S.C.]' which he can have at Lenud's Ferry loaded with flour in ten to twelve days as it "cannot be of any service to the owner, as the Hands are Run away."; and letter, 18 Mar. 1788, from Hampton to Seaborn Jones, re an apparent land dispute involving property involving members of the McQueen and Fitch families."@en
  • "The collection contains a single War of 1812 letter of Wade Hampton II (Camp near Burlington, Vermont), dated 23 Aug. 1813, to Dr. Edward Fisher (Columbia, S.C.): "the affair of Plattsburg & Swanton" and the "great fuss" over the news in the southern states, gives his account of the affair and remarks, "no consequence is here attached to this loss," details British naval activities, comments on an agreement between the war and naval secretaries which prohibited army officers from exercising authority over naval officers, "But our commodore is quite a clever fellow & will not hesitate to cooperate when convinced of the necessity," and reports favorably on the improvement of the American troops. Wade Hampton II spent considerable time at his plantation in Walnut Ridge, Mississippi. Affectionate letters to his daughter, Mary Fisher Hampton, 26 Dec. 1850 and 26 Dec. 1853, wish his children a "merry Christmas," regret that they were not with him "to witness the enjoyment of the negroes" during the holiday festivities, list items of food and clothing which he had distributed, and comment on the election of John Hugh Means (1812-1862) as governor, "they might I think have done better" [Means served as governor of South Carolina from 1850 to 1852]. A letter of Washington Irving to William C. Preston, 17 Nov. 1854, remarks that many of his European acquaintances had died since his last visit, and encloses a letter introducing Wade Hampton II to Henry Hallam (1777-1859)."@en
  • "Among the family casualties was his son, Thomas Preston Hampton (1843-1864). Gen. Braxton Bragg offers condolences in a letter of 3 Nov. 1864. After the war, Hampton returned to planting. Traveling to his Mississippi plantation in 1865, he complained, "This boat is full of Yankees but W[illia]m Blanton & his mother are on board, so that we have some decent people." An incomplete and unsigned letter of 25 July 1865 suggests that Hampton may have considered emigration to Brazil. The writer discusses an interview with the Brazilian consul-general in N.Y., relates information about opportunities for settlement, comments on the labor situation, "slaves are very dear and holders will not sell," mentions crops, climate and the form of government, and offers his services as agent. Other post-war papers include item is the draft manuscript, [1866?], of Daniel H. Trezvant's "The Burning of Columbia.""@en
  • "Sugar planting in Louisiana, cotton planting in S.C. and Mississippi, family matters and the Civil War are principal subjects, business records showing sales of sugar and cotton, purchases of plantation supplies and payments to jailors for housing runaway slaves provide an insight into plantation operations; 47 letters, 1829-1834, of a N.Y. firm, Goodhue & Co., provide information on the sugar and cotton markets and general economic conditions. Letter, 6 Feb. 1831, from Wade Hampton I references controversy over theTariff of 1828 and the growing support for nullification, informs Goodhue & Co. that his sugar crop "has fallen short, but not by a fourth so much as the general crop of the country," suggests that health and age rather than "the clamour against the Tariff" inclined him to sell his Lousiana property, and speculates on the future of agriculture in La. should the duty on sugar be removed. Letter, 28 May 1831, from James Talbert notifies Hampton (at Houmas plantattion) of apprehension of [Joe], an African American male slave who had been in jail since Oct. and states that he had concealed his identity "by changing his name, and saying he belonged to a man in New Orleans."; a newspaper clipping, 23 Oct. [1830] identifies the name of the runaway as Joe, who "speaks English only" and was reported incarcerated "in the police jail of Donaldson [La.].""@en

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  • "Hampton family papers"@en

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