Josiah Smith letter book, 1771-1784 [manuscript].

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Josiah Smith letter book, 1771-1784 [manuscript].

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The letter book contains handwritten copies of business and personal letters of Josiah Smith, Jr. Most of the letters are to merchants in England, the West Indies, and other English colonies; to English and American clients for whom Smith served as a financial agent; and to ministers and others interested in the Presbyterian Church. Subjects include currency shortages, quitrents and land prices, plantation management, slaves, Presbyterian Church affairs in South Carolina and New York, the North Carolina Regulators, the seige of Charleston, and Smith's role in the Revolutionary War.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Smith, Mary Stevens, 1741-1795.

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Smith, Josiah, 1731-1826

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Merchant and public official of South Carolina. From the description of Josiah Smith diary, 1780-1781. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70984401 Charleston, South Carolina merchant and financial agent born in Cainhoy, St. Thomas's Parish, South Carolina. Josiah Smith, Jr. married Mary Stevens (1741-1795). During the American Revolution Smith served in the South Carolina General Assembly and as agent for the United States lottery. A patriot, Smith was taken prisoner during the ...