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These three letters are from Lawson Wilson in Lincoln County, North Carolina, to his friend, Lewis Allen Alderson, a student at the University of Ohio in Athens. In his letters, Wilson reminisces about time spent in Athens and seeks news about his old acquaintances. Wilson states that "Nullification has been making a great noise in the South," regarding the ability of individual states to abolish federal laws, particularly relating to tariffs and slave laws in South Carolina. He also mentions that the gold mines in the region are making "a great bustle" and congratulates Alderson on his recent marriage. Alderson moved to Atchison, Kansas, in 1858 and was a prominent Baptist minister. He died in Atchison in 1881.
Date: December 1831-November 1832
Item Number: 228606
Call Number: Lewis Allen Alderson Coll. #255, Folder 47
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 228606
Business and Industry - Mining and quarrying - Gold
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Religion - Ministers
Collections - Manuscript - Alderson, Lewis Allen
Community Life - Religion - Christianity - Baptist
Date - 1830s
Education - Higher education
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Nullification Crisis
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Pro-Slavery
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Alderson, Lewis Allen, 1812-1881
Places - Cities and towns - Atchison
Places - Counties - Atchison
Places - Other States - North Carolina
Places - Other States - Ohio - Athens
Places - Other States - South Carolina
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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