Wells, Edward Laight, 1839-
Variant namesCharleston, S.C., merchant and author. Born in New York, N.Y., he was the son of Thomas Lawrence Wells (b. 1800), a lawyer. E.L. Wells moved to the South, where he became an advocate of Southern nationalism. In 1863 he enlisted in Company K, 4th S.C. Cavalry (the Charleston Light Dragoons). After the war he became a cotton broker in Charleston. He died in 1917. His wife, Anna Mason Smith Wells, died in 1924. Also wrote under pseudonyms: Quentin Saxon and E.L. Sllew.
From the description of Edward Laight Wells papers, 1858-1924. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 70978611
Archival Resources
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| creatorOf | Smith, James Allen. Papers of the Smith and Wells families, 1856-1914. | University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Wells family. Wells family papers, 1853-1934 (bulk 1880-1922). | South Carolina Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | Wells, Edward Laight, b. 1839. Edward Laight Wells papers, 1858-1924. | South Carolina Historical Society |
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| associatedWith | Confederate States of America. Army. Hampton Legion. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Confederate States of America. Army. South Carolina Cavalry Regiment, 4th. Company K. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Davis, David, 1815-1886. | person |
| associatedWith | Hampton, Wade, 1818-1902. | person |
| associatedWith | Kilpatrick, Judson, 1836-1881. | person |
| associatedWith | Saxon, Quentin, b. 1839. | person |
| associatedWith | Sllew, E. L., b. 1839. | person |
| associatedWith | United States. Electoral Commission (1877) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Wells family. | family |
| associatedWith | Wells family. | family |
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| Draft Riot, New York, N.Y., 1863 |
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| Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) |
| Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) |
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Birth 1839
Death 1917
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