Letters, 1817-1821.

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Letters, 1817-1821.

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Consisting of letters of British admiral Isaac Coffin written from Beaufort, Liverpool, and London to Gen. Charles Cotesworth Pinckney and John Mathews, Charleston, including letters, 30 Oct. 1819 and 19 Jan. 1821, discussing natural history and Coffin's involvement in the export of song birds from the U.S. to Europe; letter, 11 Jan. 1817, from Beaufort, advising Pinckney of a request for shell specimens from a Liverpool customs collector, and recommending the use of piled oyster shells as sea walls; an undated letter to Pinckney re Coffin's travels and his associations with James Watt, Jr., "of steam Engine celebrity, in starting a boat to ply between Margate & London."

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University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth, 1746-1825

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Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (February 25, 1746 – August 16, 1825) was an early American statesman of South Carolina, Revolutionary War veteran, and delegate to the Constitutional Convention. He was twice nominated by the Federalist Party as its presidential candidate in 1804 and 1808, losing both elections. Pinckney was born into a powerful family of aristocratic planters. He practiced law for several years and was elected to the colonial legislature. A supporter of independence from Great Br...

Mathews, John, -1757

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Watt, James, 1736-1819

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Scottish inventor. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Birmingham, to Robert Mylne, 1785 Dec. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270660869 From the description of Autograph letter signed Boulton & Watt : Birmingham, to Messrs. Fermin De Tastet & Co., 1791 Jan. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270660856 ...

Coffin, Isaac, Sir, 1759-1839

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English admiral. From the description of Autograph letter signed : "On board the Milo off the Bar of Charleston", to John Hume of Charleston, 1817 May 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270899938 Epithet: Commissioner of the Navy British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000246.0x00000f British admiral and naturalist. From the description of Letters, 1817-1821. (University of South Caroli...