“…Sims remained in Lancaster…”

SIMS, J. Marion, (1885). The Story of my Life, ed. by H. Marion-Sims. D. Appleton & Co: New York, pp. 127, 183.

“…to attend seminary…”

SIMS, J. Marion, (1885). The Story of my Life, ed. by H. Marion-Sims. D. Appleton & Co: New York, pp. 107, 186.

“Thornwell knew all about…”

SIMS, J. Marion, (1885). The Story of my Life, ed. by H. Marion-Sims. D. Appleton & Co: New York, p. 186.

“…an argument over states’ rights…”

This is from an unpublished profile of Mittag, written by Louise Pettus, held at the archives of the Lancaster County Historical Society in Lancaster, South Carolina, p. 3.

SIMS, J. Marion, (1885). The Story of my Life, ed. by H. Marion-Sims. D. Appleton & Co: New York, p. 98.

“...challenged his former teacher…”

SIMS, J. Marion, (1885). The Story of my Life, ed. by H. Marion-Sims. D. Appleton & Co: New York, pp. 96-97.

“...Chesterfield District…”

SIMS, J. Marion, (1885). The Story of my Life, ed. by H. Marion-Sims. D. Appleton & Co: New York, pp. 96-97.

“…a long overdue journey…”

This is from an unpublished profile of Mittag, written by Louise Pettus, held at the archives of the Lancaster County Historical Society in Lancaster, South Carolina, p. 2.

“He had disgraced himself…”

SIMS, J. Marion, (1885). The Story of my Life, ed. by H. Marion-Sims. D. Appleton & Co: New York, p. 96.