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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00496.224.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1850 |
| Title | William Gilmore Simms to William Campbell Preston |
| Date | ca. 2 March 1850 |
| Author | Simms, William Gilmore (1806-1870) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Attaches petition for copyright law hoping recipient's political connections can help Simms' interests. Attached to GLC00496.224.02. |
| Subjects | Law Literature and Language Arts Poetry Government and Civics Politics |
| People | Preston, William C. (William Campbell) (1794-1860) Simms, William Gilmore (1806-1870) |
| Place written | Midway, South Carolina |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Arts & Literature; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Simms was a novelist, essayist, and poet laureate of South Carolina. Preston was a lawyer, a State Legislator and was twice elected to the U. S. Senate. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States |