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Letter to His Excellency Governor Manning on Public Instruction in South Carolina - Accession 1280 - M627 (681)
Files
Identifier
Accession 1280 - M627 (681)
Inclusive Dates
1853
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 consists of a bound version of a letter sent to South Carolina Governor John Lawrence Manning (1816-1889) regarding problems with Public schools in South Carolina. The letter was written by James Henley Thornwell (1812-1862) and was published in 1853 in Columbia. Thornwell was an American Presbyterian preacher and religious writer from South Carolina. He supported the Confederacy and preached a doctrine that claimed slavery to be morally right and justified by the tenets of Christianity.
Provenance
This volume was transferred from 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, "Letter to His Excellency Governor Manning on Public Instruction in South Carolina - Accession 1280 - M627 (681)". Finding Aid 905.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/905
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LC Subject Headings
Thornwell, James Henley, 1812-1862--Correspondence; Manning, John L. (John Lawrence), 1816-1889--Correspondence; Education--South Carolina