"A Summary of the Principal Events of My Life," June 1870

Title:

"A Summary of the Principal Events of My Life," June 1870

Date:

1870

Creator (Personal):

Phillips, Philip, 1807-1884

Description:

Typescript memoir entitled, "A Summary of the Principal Events of My Life," written by Philip Phillips, June 1870. Phillips' memoir includes early biographical information, his education, the beginnings and development of his career as a lawyer and eventually as a congressman, the Tariff Acts of 1828, the Missouri Compromise, the beginnings of the Civil War, and his wife's imprisonment in Washington D.C. and on Ship Island. The memoir also relates various experiences had by the Phillips family throughout the Civil War.

Collection Title:

Phillips Family Papers

Contributing Institution:

College of Charleston Libraries

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Topical Subject:

Civil War, Jewish politicians, Jews--South Carolina, and Personal narratives

Geographic Subject:

Charleston (S.C.)

S.C. County:

Charleston County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

Mss 1125, Box 1, Folder 4

Date Digital:

2021-09

Digitization Specifications:

400 dpi, 24-bit depth, color, Bookeye 4 Basic, Archival masters are tiffs.

Format:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Public Domain.

Access Information:

For more information contact Special Collections at Addlestone Library, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC, 29424.

Admin ID:

255945