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Tylee, John W. L., 1837-1900. John W.L. Tylee papers, 1852-1921; (bulk, 1852-1873).

Title: John W.L. Tylee papers, 1852-1921; (bulk, 1852-1873).

Consisting of letterbook, 1865-1873, and merchant's ledger, 1856-1872 and 1921; letterbook, 1865-1873, of correspondence discussing various topics, including social and economic conditions in Charleston during Reconstruction and business accounts for operation of a cigar factory located in Charleston, etc. Topics represented include the 1868 constitutional convention; recovery of bells for steeple at St. Michael's Church; military administration of Gen. Daniel E. Sickles; bankruptcy of Fraser, Trenholm and Company; and information about Cuban firm Bonafont and Salas, and the "La Valentina" cigar factory. Tylee's correspondents include his aunt Adeline Throckmorton; his brother-in-law James S. Drayton; New York banker Andrew Mills; D.J. Conklin; bibliographer Joseph Sabin; and his employers Jose Bonafont and Ramon Salas. Account book, 1852-1860, documenting names and sales of men's clothing and accoutrements; ledger, 1856-1873 by Tylee, documents consumer spending for various items of clothing, altering, and tailoring; and other later additions, 1921, by another hand list, when volume used as an address book by a Charleston resident. Also includes undated typescript copy of Tylee's Confederate military service, Nov. 1860-22 Feb. 1865 (4 sheets) re enlistment in Charleston and service with Vigilant Rifles, Nov.-1860-5 Feb. 1861 and with "Walters Battery (Washington Artillery)" listing various sites around S.C. during Civil War, until taken prisoner, 22 Feb. 1865; notes, ca. 16-31 Dec. 1863, recording meal of "turkey rice" for Christmas dinner, and listing letters received and sent; and accounts with Capt. G.W. Walter, for July-Dec. for food and cash.

ArchivalResource: 2 v. and 2 items.

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Drayton, James Shoolbred, 1820-1867. James Shoolbred Drayton papers, 1837-1867.

Title: James Shoolbred Drayton papers, 1837-1867.

Papers consist of correspondence and other items. Correspondence (1844-1864) includes letters from Thomas Frean and J.A. Leland, Superintendent of Public Works (Columbia, S.C.?), concerning Drayton's attempts to obtain payment for his services as a surveyor; a love letter (1854) to "Charlotte"; a letter (1863) from George H. Bright negotiating the hire of Isaac, a servant of James S. Drayton; and a letter (1867) to James S. Drayton from his nephew Conrad Wienges in Charleston (S.C.) regarding family and affairs, storm damage to buildings in Charleston, and the flying of the U.S. flag in the city. Other items include James S. Drayton's diploma (1837) from Rensselaer Institute (Troy, N.Y.) granting a degree in natural science; an officer's commission in the Fourth Brigade of the South Carolina Militia; a list of slaves (1860) given cloth and blankets at Drayton Hall; and a conveyance (1856) of a house in Charleston (S.C.) and a group of slaves (listed by name) to James S. Drayton from the estate of his mother Mary Middleton Shoolbred Drayton.

ArchivalResource: 17 items.

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Poppenheim family. Poppenheim family legal papers, 1854-1876.

Title: Poppenheim family legal papers, 1854-1876.

Legal documents and correspondence pertaining to a lawsuit, and other legal and business affairs of John F. Poppenheim and other members of the Poppenheim family. Also contains papers regarding war depredations, including a statement (ca. 1865-1866) regarding "Property taken from Dr. John F. Poppenheim's farm on Goose Creek on the 23rd Feb. 1865 by part of United States troops under command of Genl. Potter." The statement lists livestock, crops, and other items taken, and makes claim for monetary reimbursement for "injury and destruction of house." Poppenheim attests that "Gen. Potter gave me a passport to Charleston and gave me assurance that the farm should be protected as a loyal citizen; when I returned to the farm it was stripped of everything of consequence." Another group of documents (1856-1863) consists of several letters of James S. Drayton to Dr. John F. Poppenheim concerning the hire of a slave named Julia.

ArchivalResource: ca. 40 items.

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Drayton family. Drayton family papers, 1837-1869.

Title: Drayton family papers, 1837-1869.

Papers consist of correspondence, writings, military records, accounts, plats, and other items. Included are the papers of James Shoolbred Drayton (1820-1867) and John Drayton (1831-1912). Papers include a letter (n.d.) about a "slight altercation between Col. Tarleton and my grandfather Dr. Charles Drayton" at Drayton Hall during the American Revolution; a letter (1863) to Thomas Henry Middleton Drayton in Texas concerning a shipment of cotton; a copy (n.d.) of a list of slaves given cloth and blankets at Drayton Hall; and tax receipts (1861-1862) for the property (including horses, slaves, and land) of Thomas Henry Middleton Drayton in Brazoria County (Texas). Writings (n.d.) consist of manuscripts of poems (many signed "Hall") and a fragment (5 p.) of a novel about a young man named Sidney Gist. Account book (1852-1856) of Mary Middleton Shoolbred Drayton contains her accounts with Legare & Colcock for sales of cotton and payments of household expenses, taxes, and other expenditures; entries for 1856 are her estate accounts. Plats (n.d.) of a farm are possibly school exercises of James Shoolbred Drayton; another plat of land (location not indicated) is contained in a letter fragment or draft (n.d.) of James S. Drayton.

ArchivalResource: 0.5 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36793957 View