The Cause of the U.S. Civil War

John C. Calhoun to Lt. James E[dward] Colhoun, August 26, 1827

Page 8


with the hearty consent of

all friends. She is quite hand-

some and a very fine

girl. He, with his father

and sister are is now on

a visit to the Warm

Springs. He has been in-

duced to take the journey

from a slight wound in

one of his hands, which

at one time seriously

threatened to be followed

by the lock jaw. The sym[p]-

toms had not entirely dis-

appeared, but had greatly

abated.

I have given all of the

domestick incidents, which

have occur[r]ed to me, and

in which you will probably

take much interest. As






Calhoun to Lt. James Edward Colhoun, page 8