Edward Blake letters to William Drayton and Henry Laurens 1775-1776

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Edward Blake letters to William Drayton and Henry Laurens 1775-1776

Eleven letters from Captain Edward Blake to William Henry Drayton, the President of the South Carolina Provisional Congress, and to Henry Laurens, President of the Council of Safety, primarily concerning West Indian trade, naval stores, and naval wages.

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Laurens, Henry, 1724-1792

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Henry Laurens (March 6, 1724 [O.S. February 24, 1723] – December 8, 1792) was an American Founding Father, merchant, slave trader, and rice planter from South Carolina who became a political leader during the Revolutionary War. A delegate to the Second Continental Congress, Laurens succeeded John Hancock as president of the Continental Congress. He was a signatory to the Articles of Confederation. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, he recieved his early education there before being sent to L...

Drayton, William Henry, 1742-1779

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William Henry Drayton (September 1742 – September 3, 1779) was an American Founding Father, planter, and lawyer from Charleston, South Carolina. He served as a delegate for South Carolina to the Continental Congress in 1778 and 1779 and signed the Articles of Confederation. Born at his father's plantation, Drayton Hall, on the bank of the Ashley River near Charleston, South Carolina (now within the expanded city of Charleston), Drayton pursued classical studies in England, attending Westminst...

Blake, Edward, 1833-1912

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