F.W. Pickens papers | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:Chiefly political correspondence and business papers, 1785-1899 and 1929, discussing the sale of cotton and plantation supplies; bound items include account books, a scrapbook, and a notebook; letters to members of the Pickens family discuss plantation and agricultural affairs, family news and social activities. Letters to his brother-in-law James Edward Calhoun contain frequent comments on political topics, especially those affecting John C. Calhoun. Correspondence, 1855- 1859, chiefly relates to letters of Pickens' third wife, Lucy Holcombe Pickens with her family and friends. Correspondents include James Buchanan, Pierce M. Butler, Robert Wilson Gibbes, James H. Hammond, George McDuffie, Ogden Niles, James K. Polk and John P. Richardson