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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08165.07 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Charles J. C. Hutson, H company, 1st regiment, South Carolina, infantry |
| Title | Charles J. Hutson to Charley regarding South Carolina College and country life |
| Date | 11 May 1859 |
| Author | Hutson, Charles J. (1842-1902) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Says it seems like Charley is having fun at Columbia (South Carolina College) but hopes he is studying. Wishes he could be there for the spring months and see the Tournament. Talks of country living and that he is physically but not mentally active. Reports that he went to Pocotaligo, S.C. and saw William Gilmore Simms. Mentions friends Townsend and Longstreet. Asks Charley to sell his bed furniture. William Gilmore Simms was a popular romance author from South Carolina. Hutson graduated from South Carolina College in 1859. |
| Subjects | Education Sports and Games Home Furnishings Literature and Language Arts |
| People | Hutson, Charles J. (1842-1902) Simms, William Gilmore (1806-1870) |
| Place written | Jericho, South Carolina |
| Theme | Children & Family; Education; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |