Waddy Thompson papers, 1826-1882 (bulk 1840-1857).

By: Material type: Mixed materialsMixed materialsDescription: 100 items; 1 container; 0.2 linear feetSubject(s): Online resources: Summary: Chiefly correspondence relating to Southern antebellum life and to political crises in which Thompson was involved including the nullification crisis and relations with Mexico. Subjects include South Carolina and national politics, the John Tyler presidential administration, plantation life including the sale of slaves and land, and slavery. Includes Thompson family papers. Correspondents include George Bancroft, A.P. Butler, Pierce Mason Butler, Thomas Corwin, George A. Gardiner, John C. Gardiner, Hugh Swinton Legaré, William Dickinson Martin, James Lewis Petigru, F.W. Pickens, and William C. Preston.
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Chiefly correspondence relating to Southern antebellum life and to political crises in which Thompson was involved including the nullification crisis and relations with Mexico. Subjects include South Carolina and national politics, the John Tyler presidential administration, plantation life including the sale of slaves and land, and slavery. Includes Thompson family papers. Correspondents include George Bancroft, A.P. Butler, Pierce Mason Butler, Thomas Corwin, George A. Gardiner, John C. Gardiner, Hugh Swinton Legaré, William Dickinson Martin, James Lewis Petigru, F.W. Pickens, and William C. Preston.

U.S. representative from South Carolina, lawyer, and diplomat.

Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms013076

Collection material in English.

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