History of the United States I / Unit 12 USH1 1703 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Hammond and Hampton
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The idea
Before his election as governor in eighteen forty-two, James Hammond engaged sexually with the four teenage daughters of Wade Hampton the Second, his nieces by marriage.
In practice
Hampton attempting to destroy Hammond politically instead of demanding a duel, itself a violation of the code.
Where people slip
Hammond served as a United States senator from eighteen fifty-seven. The four Hampton daughters never married.
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