Manuscript Collection
An Address to the People of South Carolina on the Present State of Public Affairs by Samuel Jordan - Accession 1190 - M558 (611)
Files
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Identifier
Accession 1190 - M558 (611)
Inclusive Dates
1834
Restrictions
Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections
Collection Size
1 bound volume
Language
English;
Scope and Content Note
This collection consist of a booklet titled An Address to the People of South Carolina on the Present State of Public Affairs by Samuel Jordan published in 1834. The booklet includes reflections of Samuel Jordan (1793-1876) of Abbeville, S.C. concerning the rights and liberties of the citizens of South Carolina in relation to national concerns and, most specifically, nullification (the constitutional theory that individual states can invalidate federal laws or judicial decisions they deem unconstitutional).
Provenance
This item was transferred from the Winthrop Library General Collection to Special Collections.
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, "An Address to the People of South Carolina on the Present State of Public Affairs by Samuel Jordan - Accession 1190 - M558 (611)". Finding Aid 1348.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/1348
LC Subject Headings
United States--Politics and government--1815-1861; South Carolina--Politics and government--1815-1861; Nullification (States' rights)