Southern Rights Association of Anderson District Records - Accession 128 - M55 (70)

Authors

Southern Rights Association, Anderson District

Files

Identifier

Accession 128 - M55 (70)

Inclusive Dates

1850

Restrictions

Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections

Collection Size

8 pieces

Language

English

Scope and Content Note

The Southern Rights Association of Anderson District Records consist of the typescript account of a mass meeting of various citizens of Anderson District held at the courthouse on October 28, 1850 with the purpose of forming a Southern Rights Association for the district as a result of the alleged wrongs inflicted on the South by the 31st Congress. The collection includes the constitution, minutes, resolutions adopted at the meeting and a list of charter members of the Association.

Additional Notes

The account was copied from an old record book in the possession of Monroe Pickens of Greenville, SC.

Provenance

Transferred from Vertical File of Reference Department of Dacus Library

Keywords

Slavery, Compromise of 1850, Southern Rights, Anderson County SC

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, "Southern Rights Association of Anderson District Records - Accession 128 - M55 (70)". Finding Aid 159.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/159

Related Collections

John C. Calhoun Letters-Accession 801; A Defense of the South Against the Reproaches and Encroachments of the North Article-Accession 1193; Browne Family Papers-Accession 646;