Title
Writings of Hugh Swinton Legare
Call Number
AC 8. L4 vol.1
Date of Publication
1846
Collection Size
558 pages
Restrictions
Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections
Language
English
Historical Note
Hugh Swinton Legare was born on January 2, 1797 in Charleston, S.C. He graduated from South Carolina College in 1814 and, after studying law and doing post graduate work in Paris and Edinburgh, was admitted to the S.C. bar in 1822. He was a member of the SC House of Representatives, S.C. Attorney General, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Charge D'affaires to Belgium, and U.S. Attorney General. He died at the age of 46 on June 20, 1843.
Files
Description
Writings of Hugh Swinton Legare volume 1 includes a memoir, a diary, a journal, correspondence, speeches and other writings of Legare. Please see attached Table of Contents for a full listing.
Provenance
The two volume set of The Writings of Hugh Swinton Legare was purchased by Winthrop in November 1900 for $4.00
Publisher
Burges & James
City
Charleston, South Carolina
Keywords
Diaries, Journals, Correspondence, Diplomatic Service, Speeches, Brussels, the Rhine, Greece, Roman Legislation
Disciplines
Diplomatic History | International Relations | Legal
Recommended Citation
Legare, Hugh Swinton and Legare, Mary S., "Writings of Hugh Swinton Legare" (1846). Rare Books. 12.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/rarebooks/12
