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Smyth, Thomas, 1808-1873. Lists of Thomas Smyth's belongings, 1862-1863.

Title: Lists of Thomas Smyth's belongings, 1862-1863.

Separate lists include those marked "Contents of trunks, boxes & baskets sent to Columbia marked S," "Articles sent to Columbia but intended for Clarendon, Aug. 22, 1863," "Contents of railroad car sent to Columbia May 6/62," "Things belonging to Mrs. Smyth in Uncle John's cellar," and "List of books sent to Columbia." Items listed include linens, bedding, furniture, wine, whiskey, foodstuffs, and miscellaneous household goods.

ArchivalResource: 10 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32144256 View

Smyth, Thomas, 1808-1873. Thomas Smyth papers, 1834-1881.

Title: Thomas Smyth papers, 1834-1881.

Papers consist of correspondence, clippings, and other items. Correspondence (1834-1881) of Thomas Smyth and his wife Margaret Smyth with family members, clergymen, and others, concerns family matters, Presbyterian Church affairs and doctrines, Thomas Smyth's religious writings, secession, the death of Thomas Smyth, and other matters. Correspondents include Sarah A. Smyth, John B. Adger, and others. In addition, there are letters (1846) between Smyth and James Robertson, Secretary of the Scottish Anti-Slavery Society (Edinburgh), and letters of other interested parties, concerning Smyth's unwillingness to participate in a "public discussion" about slavery, "slanderous" statements made by Smyth against Frederick Douglass and others, and Smyth's apology. A group of items (1837-1847) including correspondence, clippings from the Charleston Observer, and annotated pamphlets, pertains to a controversy between Thomas Smyth and William C. Dana, dissensions in the Presbyterian Church concerning slavery, a schism in the Charleston Union Presbytery, and differences between the "New School" and "Old School" Presbyterians. Other items include a daybook (1866) noting expenses for groceries, thread, and other items; receipts; an obituary (1847) for Smyth's father Samuel Smith; and clippings of reviews and notices of Smyth's books.

ArchivalResource: ca. 150 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36794140 View

Pringle, Ernest Henry, 1881-1955. Pringle family papers, 1721-1876.

Title: Pringle family papers, 1721-1876.

Bound volume of edited typescripts (carbons) transcribed by Ernest Henry Pringle's staff from Pringle family papers. Benjamin Garden's correspondents includes letters (1779, 1780) from Governor Rutledge (concerning Garden's regiment; 1779, 1780), his plantation overseer (concerns the plantation and slaves, 1789), Margaret Adger (Smythe), William Freeman, William Freeman, Jr., Alfred Huger, William J. Rivers, and others. Estate records list (1790) land, slaves, and property at Fairfield Plantation sold from the estate of Benjamin Garden, Garden's will (1789), and inventories (1801) of his slaves at Chessy, Richfield, and Bluefield Plantations and at Hilton [Head Island] (S.C.). Legal documents include land and marriage records, accounts, wills, resolutions, a bond, a bill, and a receipt of Alexander Garden, Isaac Mazyck, Benjamin Garden, Amelia Godin, Robert Pringle (1702-1776), and Benjamin Garden Pringle. A bill of sale (1845) from Robert Alexander Pringle (b. 1819) to Sarah Maxwell Pringle is for two slaves (a cook and a coachman). Accounts of Robert Alexander Pringle (b. 1819) are with Fraser Trenholm & Co. for a shipment of cotton and with John Fraser & Co. (1864) for the sale of cotton.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32139796 View

Ashmead, Clara Forrester, d. 1837. Letter : Philadelphia, Pa., to Margaret M. Adger, Charleston, S.C., 1829 November 29.

Title: Letter : Philadelphia, Pa., to Margaret M. Adger, Charleston, S.C., 1829 November 29.

Letter to Margaret M. Adger describes the onset and progress of William Ashmead's illness and his "resignation to the will of God." Clara Ashmead requests Miss Adger to express to his congregation in Charleston "his earnest desire to be with them in person."

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32141464 View

Adger family. Adger family papers, 1796-1893.

Title: Adger family papers, 1796-1893.

Papers consist of correspondence, estate and financial records, and other items. Family correspondence (1796-1893) of James Adger, Sarah E. Adger, Margaret Milligan Adger Smyth, Thomas Smyth, Jane A. Adger, and others concerns family matters, business concerns, travels, an 1836 shipwreck near Cape Hatteras (N.C.), affairs of the Second Presbyterian Church (Charleston, S.C.), and other matters. Other items include clippings, a lottery ticket (1809), a lease (1866), a printed copy of the will (1849) of William Bones, and pamphlets (1879) and legal documents pertaining to the bankruptcy of James Adger & Co. Papers (1850-1897) of James Adger (1777-1858) and other family members chiefly consist of financial records including receipt books (1850-1897), many of which pertain to the estate of James Adger (1777-1858); a cashbook (1875-1886) for groceries and other expenses; William Adger's receipt book (1852-1892) for general sundries and the estate of James Adger (1777-1858); a receipt book (1859-1860) of Robert Adger; Margaret Milligan Adger Smyth's accounts (1850-1860) with James Adger & Co. and her receipts (1879-1888) for personal expenses; trustee accounts (1850-1876) of Robert Adger and William Adger; and accounts of Jane A. Adger and Susan D. Adger with James Adger & Co. John Bailey Adger correspondence (1830-1845) includes letters between John Bailey Adger at Princeton Theological Seminary and his fiancee (later his wife) Elizabeth K. Shrewsbury regarding personal, family, and religious matters; and a letterpress copybook containing tissue copies of Adger's letters from Smyrna (Turkey) to his brother-in-law Thomas Smyth and other clergymen concerning family and religious matters, linguistics, his missionary work, the Near East, and other topics.

ArchivalResource: ca. 130 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36793910 View