Description
A six-page typewritten manuscript detailing the life and public service of George W. Summers of Charleston. The text focuses on his career as a jurist, his 1851 campaign for Governor, and his pivotal leadership as a Unionist delegate during the 1861 Virginia Secession Convention. It also explores historical accounts, and family traditions, regarding President Abraham Lincoln's efforts to enlist Summers for high-level federal appointments. The document concludes with personal anecdotes of his life in Charleston prior to his death in 1868.
This material is consistent with the writing style of Judge Summers' grandson, George W. Summers (1868-1941).Date(s) of Creation
1934
