Huger family. Huger-Pinckney papers, 1773-1863.
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Huger-Pinckney papers, 1773-1863.
Include three letters, 1773-1783, of Eliza Lucas Pinckney to her children, regarding their education, family matters, her son's voyage to England to study for the bar, Charleston, S.C., social life, the marriage of a fourteen year-old girl, and the settlement of an estate, including the sale of slaves. Also include letters, 1785-1855, of the Huger family, regarding family matters, the marriage of Francis Kinloch Huger to Harriet Lucas Pinckney, feminine virtue, a midwife relocating to Stateburg, S.C., attending a circus, Charleston, S.C., social life, the death of Francis Kinloch Huger, financial matters, and the hire of a servant. Also include letters, 1795-1799, of Thomas Pinckney, regarding his children's stay in Paris while serving as a foreign minister in England, the death of George Washington, and family and social matters; and a letter, 24 November 1797, from Harriet Lucas Pinckney, Charleston, S.C., to her stepmother, mentioning a race riot in Charleston "with the French negroes." Also include letter, 10 August 1808, from Harriet Lucas (Pinckney) Huger, Clermont, S.C., to her brother, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Cambridge, Mass., regarding his visit to South Carolina, family matters; and letter, 17 March 1821, from Harriet L. Huger, Acton, S.C., to her aunt, Harriott Pinckney Horry, Charleston, S.C., regarding the destruction of the family home, Clermont, by fire, and the Rutledge family. Also include letter, 2 September 1822, from Thomas Pinckney, Altamont, S.C., to his sister, Harriott Pinckney Horry, Charleston, S.C., regarding family matters and Francis Kinloch Huger's provisioning of his slaves; and letters, 1836-1853, of Francis Kinloch Huger, regarding his daughter's knowledge of French, family matters, travel in South Carolina, dealing with emotional loss, Mexican War soldiers, the settlement of Thomas Pinckney's estate, and parenting. Also include "plantation book," 1858-1863, of Joseph A. Huger, regarding the administration of Huger's plantation, Murry Hill, in Buncombe County, N.C. Included are extensive entries regarding the plantation's slaves, especially their clothing, as well as entries regarding livestock and dry goods ...
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