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    [Letter] 1867 January 10, Charleston (SC) [to] Easton Southern Society / W. Gilmore Simms [William Gilmore Simms].

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    Simms writes to address a misunderstanding that has arisen between him and his publisher regarding his contributions of serial fiction. He expresses that he "very much regret[s] that there should be any difference between us" in this matter, and reviews the initial agreement in which he was to be paid 50weeklyformaterialcovering4to5columns.Simmsgoesontodetailhisgrievancesagainstthejournalandclosesbyrequestingaremittanceof50 weekly for material covering 4 to 5 columns. Simms goes on to detail his grievances against the journal and closes by requesting a remittance of 100 to settle the accounts between them. Simms was a prolific Southern writer who published poetry, essays, biographies, and articles, and novels including _The Yemassee. A Romance of Carolina_ published in 1835

    Interview with Florence Simms

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    Audio recording and transcript of Florence Simms's 1979 interview with Joy Leach for the Coal Tyee History Project. Simms shares her experience working as a nurse in Cumberland during the community's coal mining days.https://library.viu.ca/libinfo/harmfullanguagestatementhttps://viuspace.viu.ca/bitstream/handle/10613/98/CoalTyeeSimmsScript1979.pdf?sequence=

    To Mary A. Carroll from John D. Simms, October 10, 1832

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    Letter to Mary A. Carroll of Pikesville, Maryland from her attorney John D. Simms of Washington, dated October 10, 1832

    The Sense of the Beautiful- An Address Delivered by W. Gilmore Simms, Before the Charleston County Agricultural and Horticultural Association - Accession 1315 - M652 (706)

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    This collection consists of an address titled, The Sense of the Beautiful- An Address Delivered by W. Gilmore Simms, Before the Charleston County Agricultural and Horticultural Association (Now the Agricultural Society of South Carolina) May 3, 1870 by William Gilmore Simms (1806-1870). In his address Simms discusses: “The uses and the beauties of all things in Nature exist chiefly in our susceptibilities. It is in the degree in which we can find the use and appreciate the beauty, that the one is valued as of profit, the other as of pleasure.” The author focuses on beauty in depth, and describes beauty as a joy forever.https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/2130/thumbnail.jp

    Declaration of Intention of John Simms

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    Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States, as filled out and signed by:John Simms Applicant age:47 Occupation: farmer Country of Origin: England Date of Birth: 9 April 1872 Sailed to the US aboard the vessel: Carpathia City of residence at time of declaration: Egg Harbor City, NJ Declaration submitted and sworn on date: 28 April 191

    SIMMS FAMILY

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    Title: Papers, 1802-1965 (bulk 1830-1930) Description: 1 linear ft. Notes: Afro-American residents of Washington, DC. Biographical information about John A. Simms, Sr., Martha Ann Simms, John A. Simms, Jr., and John A. Simms, III; together with materials documenting the history of the Columbian Harmony Society, the Union Bethel AME Church, and the Metropolitan AME Church in Washington, DC. Also contains correspondence of Franklin Adams and his wife, Harriet Chalmers Adams, the first woman geographer. Gift of James W. Jones, 1972. Subjects: Afro-American churches -- Washington (DC) Columbian Harmony Society. Metropolitan AME Church (Washington, DC) Simms, John A., b. 1830. d. 1930. Simms, John A., 1886-1966. Simms, Martha Ann, b. 1824. Union Bethel Church (Washington, DC) Location: Howard University, Moorland-Spingarn Research Center (Washington, DC) NIDS Fiche #: 4.72.99 NUCMC #: DCLV96-A53
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