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Showing posts with label William H Trescot. Show all posts
Showing posts with label William H Trescot. Show all posts
Monday, April 10, 2023

Diary of George Mifflin Dallas, February 2, 1861

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A slight solace to one's anxieties about home is found in the circumstances brought by successive steamers during the week. 1. The propo...
Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Diary of William Howard Russell: April 29, 1861

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This morning up at six, A.M., bade farewell to our hostess and Barnwell Island, and proceeded with Trescot back to the Pocotaligo station, ...
Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Diary of William Howard Russell: April 27, 1861

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Mrs. Trescot, it seems, spent part of her night in attendance on a young gentleman of color, who was introduced into the world in a state o...
Sunday, November 22, 2015

Diary of William Howard Russell: April 26, 1861

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Bade good-by to Charleston at 9:45 A. M., this day, and proceeded by railway, in company with Mr. Ward, to visit Mr. Trescot's Sea Isla...
Saturday, August 15, 2015

Diary of William Howard Russell: April 20, 1861

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I visited the editors of the “Charleston Mercury” and the “Charleston Courier” to-day at their offices. The Rhett family have been active a...
Saturday, June 6, 2015

Governor Francis W. Pickens to Whilliam H. Trescot, December 22, 1860

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Sir: The Hon. R. W. Barnwell, the Hon. J. H. Adams and the Hon. James L. Orr have been appointed Commissioners by the Convention to proceed...
Sunday, February 15, 2015

William Henry Trescot to Governor Francis W. Pickens, December 21, 1860

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Washington , December 21, 1860. To His Excellency F. W. Pickens, Governor of South Carolina: Sir: Your confidential letter to the P...
Sunday, February 8, 2015

Governor Francis W. Pickens to William H. Trescot, December 20, 1860

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charleston , December 20, 1860. Hon. W. H. Trescot. You are authorized and requested to withdraw my letter by Dr. Hamilton immedia...
Monday, February 2, 2015

Governor Francis W. Pickens to James Buchanan, December 17, 1860

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[strictly Confidential.]* columbia , December 17, 1860. My Dear Sir : With a sincere desire to prevent a collision of force, I have...
Thursday, January 15, 2015

Diary of Mary Boykin Chesnut: June 27, 1861

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RICHMOND, Va., — Mr. Meynardie was perfect in the part of traveling companion. He had his pleasures, too. The most pious and eloquent of p...
Thursday, January 8, 2015

Governor William H. Gist to William Henry Trescot, November 29, 1860

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[confidential.] Executive Department, Columbia, S. C, November 29, 1860. Mr. W. H. Trescot. Dear Sir: I take the liberty, from y...
Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Governor William H. Gist to William Henry Trescot, November 29, 1860

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executive Office, columbia, S. C, November 29, 1860. Mr. Wm. Henry Trescot. Dear Sir: Although South Carolina is determined to se...
Sunday, January 4, 2015

William Henry Trescot to Governor William H. Gist, November 26, 1860

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(strictly Confidential.) washington , November 26, 1860. Dear Sir: I am aware (and I do not deem it necessary to specify my source ...
Friday, December 19, 2014

Diary of Mary Boykin Chesnut: April 2, 1861

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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...
Thursday, December 18, 2014

Diary of Mary Boykin Chesnut: March 27, 1861

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Wednesday – I have been mobbed by my own house servants. Some of them are at the plantation, some hired out at the Camden hotel, some are a...
Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Diary of Edward Bates, April 22, 1862

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Judge Black 6 dined with me today. Talked very freely about the latter weeks of Buchanan's adm[inistratio]n. Cobb, 7 Floyd, 8 Thomps...