Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-04-17
Fort Hill and the Clemson College.

ohisSN hS'"sNS. Nv "'S''s''' N''ii'i iiic
tho decree E the Circuit Court, which
sustained the .;;o OF Hon. Thomas G.
Clemson to this property, AMI also his
will dcvising The same to The State of
South Carolina for the purpose of found
ing an Agricultural College Tho timc
occupied in this litigation has been re-
.Warkably short, for Il case Of such mag
nitudc, it being only cightcci months
since the original injunction was granted
by Judge Simonton in the United States
District Court.
The history of the case is Il peculiarly
interesting one, involving, as it does, the
old homestead of John {. Calhoun, the
great South Carolina statesman.
The place was the home Of Mr.. Calhoun
during his long and distinguished career
1t was here that he wrote the famous
Qualification declarations" the papers
bearing date "Foit Hill, July 26. 1881"
Here also he wrote in the ensuing year
his open letter to Governor James lIamil-
ton, explaining more fully his views on
the exciting political issue of that day.
and this letter is dated "Furt Hill, Au-
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