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Butler, Weeden, 1742-1823. Letter, 1788 Sept. 2, Chelsea, [London, England], from [Rev.] W[eeden] Butler [to] Hon. P[ierce] Butler.

Title: Letter, 1788 Sept. 2, Chelsea, [London, England], from [Rev.] W[eeden] Butler [to] Hon. P[ierce] Butler.

Letter congratulating Pierce Butler (1744-1822 ) on successful accomplishment of his goals at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, commenting on the educational progress of Tommy, son of Pierce Butler, who enrolled in the London school in 1784. Letter topics include discussion of purchase of books, and anticipating a visit from a Master Huger of South Carolina whose arrival was expected in London from the north, and mention of Huger's plans to visit Carolina in the future.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34413516 View

Drayton family. Drayton family papers, 1783-1896, bulk 1830-1880.

Title: Drayton family papers, 1783-1896, bulk 1830-1880.

The Drayton family papers record the family relations, professional endeavors, and financial lives of the Draytons, some members of the related Coleman and Fenwick families, and also a few friends, most significantly Robert Kelton and the Pierce Butler family. The collection includes papers relating to Colonel William Drayton, his wife Maria Heyward Drayton, Thomas Fenwick Drayton, Percival Drayton, William Sidney Drayton, and William Heyward Drayton, his wife Harriet Coleman Drayton, and their son William Drayton. The bulk of the materials consist of correspondence among family members, and Colonel William and William Heyward's legal files. The correspondence discusses both family news and national and international events. The legal files include a large number of wills and estate settlements, civil lawsuits, and some divorce cases. Also included are a large number of pamphlets on political topics or relating to Philadelphia institutions, collected by Colonel William and William Heyward.

ArchivalResource: 26 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/151377745 View

Butler family. Papers, 1771-1900.

Title: Papers, 1771-1900.

These papers concern Major Pierce Butler, his estate, and his heirs. The family members represented include: Sir Thomas Butler, Sir Richard Butler, Sarah Middleton Guerard, Benjamin Guerard, Mary Izard Brewton, Miles Brewton, Mary Brandford Bull, Elizabeth Izard Blake, Mary Middleton Butler, Thomas Butler, Pierce [Mease] Butler, Sarah Butler Wister, Owen J. Wister, Frances Butler Leigh, and James W. Leigh. The papers include South Carolina legislature papers, 1775-1805; U.S. Congressional papers, 1789-1800; Bank of the United States papers, 1801-1819; Georgia plantation managers' correspondence, including George Hooper, 1786-1803, Roswell King, 1802-1830, Roswell King, Jr., 1815-1854, Alexander Blue, 1847-1859, and James M. Couper, 1879-1885; plantation crop and livestock reports, 1800-1884; shipping agents' correspondence and accounts, including Harrison ? slave lists, 1775-1815; birth and death lists, 1800-1834; transactions, 1780-1804; wills and estate papers for above-mentioned family members, 1771-1860; deeds and leases, 1782-1786, 1801-1812, 1833-1840, 1865-1886; Pennsylvania property correspondence and receipts, including Armstrong County, 1818-1838, Bedford and Cumberland Counties, 1804-1821, Huntington County, 1766-1819, Indiana County, 1815-1821, Jefferson County, 1824-1836, Lycoming County, 1797-1818, and Northumberland County, 1802-1809; Georgia property correspondence, including St. Simon's Island, 1891, Hampton, 1894, and General's Island, 1895-1900; and lawsuits involving Major Pierce Butler, 1780-1830, 1864-1881.

ArchivalResource: 8 linear ft.

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Butler, Thomas, 1778-1838. Letter, 1838 Feb. 3, Charleston, SC, Taylor, Lawton, and Company (firm) to Thomas Butler, Philadelphia, Pa.

Title: Letter, 1838 Feb. 3, Charleston, SC, Taylor, Lawton, and Company (firm) to Thomas Butler, Philadelphia, Pa.

Letter and enclosures, including bill of lading for three half barrels rice shipped in the brig "Langdon Cheves"; explaining inability to ship sooner, noting inferiority of previous year's crop due to several severe gales; and enclosing receipt for a bank note drawn on Bank of the United States.

ArchivalResource: 3 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/40978520 View