EULOGY ON HUGH SWINTON LEGARE, Delivered at the Request of the City of Charleston, November 7, 1843

by W. C. Preston

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First edition

Charleston, SC : Published by order of the Mayor and Aldermen of Charleston, 1843 . First edition. 8vo. 31 pp. Legare 1797-1843 , South Carolina politician and diplomat, served as Attorney General and acting Secretary of State under President Tyler from 1841 until his death; earlier he had served in the South Carolina house, as the state's Attorney General, 1830-1832, as Minister to Belgium, 1832-1836, and as a U.S. congressman, 1837-1839. Sabin 65387.

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