South Carolina General Assembly and Secession Convention Records Microfilm Collection, 1860–1862 - Accession 1660

Authors

• American Civil War

Files

Identifier

Accession 1660

Inclusive Dates

1860-1862

Restrictions

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

Collection Size

1 reel of microfilm

Language

English;

Scope and Content Note

This microfilm collection consists of published journals, legislative acts, reports, and resolutions documenting the proceedings of the South Carolina General Assembly and the South Carolina Secession Convention during the years 1860–1862. The publications include the Journal of the House of Representatives for the 1860 session; Journal of the Senate for the sessions of 1860, 1861, and 1862; Acts of the General Assembly passed during the 1860–1861 legislative sessions; and the Reports and Resolutions of the General Assembly for the 1861 annual session.

Also included is the Journal of the Convention of the People of South Carolina, documenting the proceedings of the state convention held in 1860, 1861, and 1862. This volume contains the ordinances, reports, resolutions, and other official records generated by the convention, including the proceedings related to South Carolina's secession from the United States and the state's early participation in the Confederate government.

Together, these publications provide a comprehensive record of South Carolina's legislative and constitutional actions during the pivotal years immediately preceding and following secession, offering valuable primary source documentation for the study of state government, politics, and the Civil War era.

Listing of Publications on microfilm include:  

1. Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina: Being the Sessions of 1860. Columbia, S.C., R.W. Gibbes 1860.
2. Journal of the Senate of South Carolina: Being the Sessions of 1860. Columbia, S.C., R. W. Gibbes, 1860.
3. Acts of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, passed in November and December, 1860, and January, 1861. Printed by order of the Legislature, in conformity with the statues at large, and designed to form the conclusion of the twelfth volume, commencing with the acts of 1850. Columbia, S.C., Charles P. Pelham, 1861.
4. Journal of the Senate of South Carolina: Being the Sessions of 1860. Columbia, S.C., R.W. Gibbes, 1860 [i.e. 1861]
5. Journal of the Senate of South Carolina: Being the Sessions of 1861. Columbia, S.C., Charles P. Pelham, 1861.
6. Reports and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, Passed at the Annual Session of 1861. Columbia, S.C., Charles P. Pelham, 1861.
7. Journal of the Senate of South Carolina: Being the Session of 1862. Columbia, S.C., Charles P. Pelham, 1862.
8. Journal of the Convention of the People of South Carolina, held in 1860, 1861 and 1862, Together with Ordinances, Reports, Resolutions, etc. Published by Order of the Convention. Columbia, S.C., R. W. Gibbes, 1862.

Copyright

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Finding Aid Citation

Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections, Winthrop University, "South Carolina General Assembly and Secession Convention Records Microfilm Collection, 1860–1862 - Accession 1660". Finding Aid 1624.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/1624