South Carolina. General Assembly. Committee of Correspondence.

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The Committee of Correspondence was created in 1721 by an act of the South Carolina General Assembly. The same act also provided for the hiring of an agent to represent South Carolina interests to British authorities including the British Board of Trade and Plantations, the British Treasury, and Parliament. Charles Garth was the Committee's provincial agent in London, England prior to the American Revolution.

From the description of Committee of Correspondence papers, 1765-1779. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32144054

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Role Title Holding Repository
Relation Name
associatedWith Arendt, Henry Leonard Philip, Baron d' person
associatedWith Dickinson, John, 1732-1808. person
associatedWith Garth, Charles, ca. 1734-1784. person
associatedWith Great Britain. Treasury. corporateBody
associatedWith Laurens, Henry, 1724-1792. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Great Britain
South Carolina
America
United States
Subject
Fisheries
Stamp act, 1765
Occupation
Activity

Corporate Body

Active 1765

Active 1779

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