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Records, 1870-1881

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Letter dating to Reconstruction-era re efforts to block sale of land in Charleston, S.C., investment of trust funds in the North Eastern Rail Road Company [later known as Richmond and Danville Railroad Company], and non-payment of debt; and another legal matter. Legal complaint, 28 November 1870: The State of South Carolina, County of Charleston, Court of Common Pleas; Henry Gourdain, Daniel Ravenel, and C.M. Furman Trustees [plaintiffs] vs. Charles Macbeth [defendant]: Answer of Charles Macbeth, Buist & Buist, Defense Attorneys; re investment of "a portion of the Trust funds belonging to the estate of Mrs. (Elizabeth) Duclos in the coupon Bonds of the North Eastern Rail Road Company.... and the judgment recovered" by Charles Macbeth after suing the company for refusal of payment after the bonds "became payable and redeemable." Macbeth sought, in lieu of the judgment sum of $4,025.63, to sell land owned by the Rail Road Company in Charleston, a move which the plaintiffs sought to prevent. Letter, 22 Sept. 1881, sent by George L. Buist, Charleston, S.C., to a fellow lawyer [Edward McCrady?] briefly noting a case involving the Savannah and Charleston Rail Road, and noting plans to be in Columbia, S.C.

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Buist, George Lamb, 1838-1907.

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Buist, Henry, 1829-1887.

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Charleston and Savannah Railroad

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The main line of the Charleston and Savannah Railroad Company, which began operations in 1861, ran between Charleston, South Carolina and Savannah, Georgia, with service to other locations south and west of Charleston. In January 1867 under pressure from the bondholders, the Board of Directors agreed to transfer property rights and privileges of the Charleston and Savannah Railroad Company to the Savannah and Charleston Railroad Company. From the description of Charleston & Savan...

Duclos, Elizabeth

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Gourdain, Henry.

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Furman, Charles Manning, 1797-1870.

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North-Eastern Railroad Company

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Incorporated in Georgia in 1854 to connect Athens, Ga., with Blue Ridge Railroad at Clayton, Ga.; main line ran from Athens to Lula, Ga. (39 miles); part of Richmond and Danville system (1881-1893); operated by the state of Georgia (1893-1899); consolidated with Southern Railway Company in 1899. From the description of Records, 1877-1892. (Virginia Tech). WorldCat record id: 28409086 ...

Macbeth, Charles, 1805-1881

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Ravenel, Daniel, 1789-1873

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The son of Daniel Ravenel (1762-1807) and Catherine C. Prioleau (1769-1849), Daniel Ravenel the younger was an attorney, banker, and writer of Charleston, S.C. He was president of the Planters' and Mechanics' Bank, a member and official of the Huguenot Church, and wrote on topics such as church history and banking. In 1812 Daniel Ravenel married Caroline Cripps (1791-1844), daughter of John Splatt Cripps. From the description of Daniel Ravenel papers, 1815-1871. (The South Carolina H...

Buist and Buist (Charleston, S.C.)

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Brothers Henry and George L. Buist formed this law firm formed shortly after the Civil War in Charleston, S.C.; Henry Buist was married to Francis Ravenel Buist and their sons, George Lamb and Henry, joined the firm in 1914 and 1927 respectively; firm merged in 1960 to become Buist, Buist, Smythe and Smythe; following a subsequent merger in 1970, the firm operated as Buist, Moore, Smythe and McGee. From the description of Records, 1870-1881 (University of South Carolina). WorldCat re...