MEANS, John Hugh, governor of South Carolina, was born at Hampton, Fairfield district, S.C., Aug. 18, 1812, son of Thomas and Sarah Means. H...

Fort Hill 13th April 1849. MY DEAR SIR, I am glad to learn by your letter and from other Sources, that a meeting is to be held next month ...

Jackson has gone into the enemy's country. Joe Johnston and Wade Hampton are to follow. Think of Rice, Mr. Senator Rice, 1 who sent...

Yesterday Mrs. Wigfall and I made a few visits. At the first house they wanted Mrs. Wigfall to settle a dispute. ''Was she, indeed,...

Governor Manning came to breakfast at our table. The others had breakfasted hours before. I looked at him in amazement, as he was in full d...