Scope and Contents This manuscript is a photocopy of a typescript version of parts of a series of diaries kept by James Edward Colhoun between 1823-1830. There are major gaps in the narrative. The periods covered are July 30-August 21, 1823; 1825-1826; and 1829-1830. The 1823 entries narrate Colhoun's activities during a survey expedition in Minnesota and North Dakota under the direction of Colonel Stephen H. Long. The 1825-26 entries recount activities at his plantation and his travels in Kentucky and North...

Scope and Contents Note The papers consist of correspondence and other materials documenting the career of Calhoun, the Calhoun and Clemson families, and United States politics during the early to mid-nineteenth century. Included are agreements, articles, clippings, correspondence, lists, notes, maps, microfilm, photographs, poems, receipts, speeches, statements, a survey book, an autograph draft and a photocopy of the South Carolina Exposition and other material.Most of...