Manuscript Collection

Letter to His Excellency Governor Manning on Public Instruction in South Carolina - Accession 1280 - M627 (681)

Letter to His Excellency Governor Manning on Public Instruction in South Carolina - Accession 1280 - M627 (681)

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.

Letter to His Excellency Governor Manning on Public Instruction in South Carolina - Accession 1280 - M627 (681)

LC Subject Headings

Thornwell, James Henley, 1812-1862--Correspondence; Manning, John L. (John Lawrence), 1816-1889--Correspondence; Education--South Carolina

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