Manuscript Collection
Our Danger and Our Duty by Rev. J. H. Thornwell, D. D. - Accession 1184 - M552 (605)
Files
Download Our Danger and Our Duty by Rev. James Henley Thornwell (circa. 1863) (2.1 MB)
Identifier
Accession 1184 - M552 (605)
Inclusive Dates
ca. 1863
Restrictions
Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections
Collection Size
4 pieces
Language
English;
Scope and Content Note
This collection consists of a booklet published posthumously by the South Carolina Tract Society titled Our Danger and Our Duty by Rev. James Henley Thornwell, D.D. (1812-1862) concerning the dangers being faced by and the duties of Southern citizens during the War Between the States. The writer discusses civic and religious duties and offers encouragement and guidance to his readers. Thornwell was a Presbyterian minister and later was a professor and then president of South Carolina College (the future University of South Carolina).
Provenance
The Our Danger and Our Duty by Rev. J. H. Thornwell, D. D. was transferred from Special Collections on May 18, 2005 .
Copyright
For information concerning copyright please contact the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University.
Finding Aid Citation
Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections, Winthrop University, "Our Danger and Our Duty by Rev. J. H. Thornwell, D. D. - Accession 1184 - M552 (605)". Finding Aid 1340.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/1340
LC Subject Headings
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Destruction and pillage