Unit Title:
Ordinance declaring the right to secede, 1852
Accumulation:
1852
Created:
1852
Creator:
Constitutional Convention (1852)
Physical Description:
none
Language:
English
Biography or History:
After the Nullification Crisis of 1838-1839, discussion of secession appeared in Southern States, South Carolina in particular. In 1852, a Constitutional Convention was called to determine the right of the state to secede. The Convention approved, by a lopsided margin, a measure to declare South Carolina's ability and right to secede from the United States.
Custodial History:
unspecified
Acquisition Information:
Constitutional Convention (1852)
Scope and Content:
This series consists of the original manuscript copy of the ordinance declaring South Carolina's right to secede from the Union.
Appraisal Information:
unspecified
Accruals:
no
Arrangement:
none
Conditions Governing Access:
none
Conditions Governing Use:
none
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements:
none
Other Finding Aid:
none
Location of Originals:
SCDAH
Alternative Form Available:
none
Related Material:
For details on the creation of the ordinance, see series S 131045, Journals of the Convention of 1852.
Bibliography:
none
Other Descriptive Data:
Processing Information:
Boxed with Constitutional Convention (1852), Journals of the Convention of 1852 (printed copy).
