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Box 2

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3. Robert Woodward Barnwell (1831-1863) correspondence, 1848

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents

Letters to family members from Barnwell at South Carolina College in Columbia, South Carolina, describe a visit to the dentist, college life and discipline, new buildings, progression of his studies, a student revolt against an unpopular professor, a military maneuver and mock battle, references to procuring various books, a mention of the Apprentice Library Society in Charleston and many visits to and from Rev. James Henley Thornwell, with analyses of some of his sermons.

Dates: 1848