Thompson, Waddy 1798-1868 creator mixed material monographic eng 100 1 0.2 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. Open to research. 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. Bancroft, George 1800-1891 Correspondence Butler, A. P. (Andrew Pickens) 1796-1857 Correspondence Butler, Pierce Mason 1798-1847 Correspondence Corwin, Thomas 1794-1865 Correspondence Gardiner, George A 1818-1854 Correspondence Gardiner, John C. (John Charles) Correspondence Legaré, Hugh Swinton 1797-1843 Correspondence Martin, William Dickinson 1789-1833 Correspondence Pickens, F. W. (Francis Wilkinson) 1805-1869 Correspondence Preston, William C. (William Campbell) 1794-1860 Correspondence Tyler, John 1790-1862 Thompson family Diplomatic and consular service, American Mexico Nullification (States' rights) Plantations Slavery United States Mexico Foreign relations United States South Carolina Politics and government South Carolina Social life and customs 19th century United States Foreign relations Mexico United States Politics and government 1841-1845 United States Politics and government 19th century Diplomats Lawyers Representatives, U.S. Congress mm 79042853 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms013076 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms013076.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms013076 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms013076.3 Open to research. DLC 791031 20260227111657.0 mm 79042853