SC governor recognized for preserving records, making them easy to access
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster was honored for his efforts to preserve and provide access to historical state records. As attorney general, McMaster successfully litigated to recover Civil War-era gubernatorial documents missing since 1865. The legal battle spanned multiple federal courts to ensure the papers returned to government possession.
COLUMBIA — During his tenure as South Carolina’s attorney general, now-Gov. Henry McMaster fought in court to retrieve a trove of Civil War gubernatorial papers taken from the government’s possession in 1865. He argued the case through U.S. Bankruptcy Court, U.S. District Court and subsequent appeals, said Eric Emerson, director of the state Department of […]
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