Name/Title
Letter from Thomas G. Clemson to John Augustine WashingtonEntry/Object ID
ARC357Scope and Content
Letter from Thomas G. Clemson, Paris, France, to John Augustine Washington, Charlestown, Va., dated August 8, 1832. Clemson (1807-1888), whose sister Louisa Clemson (1805-1882) married Dr. Samuel Walter Washington (1797-1831), was in Paris at the time, having studied at the Paris School of Mines. In his letter, he comments on the political situation in Europe and Russia.
He married Anna Maria Calhoun (1817-1885), daughter of John C. Calhoun. Clemson was the founder of Clemson University in South Carolina. (See www.clemson.edu/about/history/bios/ thomas-g-clemson.html for Clemson University's biography.)Acquisition
Accession
112Source or Donor
Washington, S. WalterAcquisition Method
GiftArchive Details
Archive Notes
Date(s): 1832 August 8