Washington family papers, 1841-1877 | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:The earliest letters in this collection were written by William Washington (1810-1849), the third of that name, to John Y. Stock (1809-1876), merchant of Charleston, to Anna Bowen Stock, John Y. Stock's wife and Washington's cousin, and to his wife, Theodosia Narcissa McPherson (1817-1898), between 1841-1848. South Carolina politics and family matters are his chief topics. One of the letters (1841 December 8) describes the impeachment proceedings against Judge [Baylis John] Earle (1795-1844) by John Lyde Wilson (1817-1898)