Ainsley Hall papers, 1809-1828.

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Ainsley Hall papers, 1809-1828.

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Business and personal correspondence, and legal papers pertaining to the interests of merchant Ainsley Hall of Columbia, S.C., and following his death in 1823, his estate. Letter, 25 Sept. 1809, from Ainsley Hall (Columbia, S.C.), to [Adam] Car[r]uth, Greenville, S.C., writing as guardian of Mary and Jesse Goodwyn, re a tract of land purchased by Carruth and subsequently claimed by the heirs of Jesse Goodwyn, providing details of the property's ownership, discussing damages to the property caused by "the Iron Works, as also for the use of the Land." Adam Carruth, a native of Lincolnton, N.C., operated an iron works and a gun factory near Greenville, S.C. Three documents dealing with real estate in Richland District, S.C., dated 19 Oct. 1812, 7 Jan. and 17 Feb. 1823, include indenture re sale to Thomas Heath of land on "Gills Creek, a branch of the Congaree River, seven miles below the town of Columbia"; indenture and plat re sale by Thomas May to Hall of land "Situated in the low ground of the Congaree River on a Lake ... now Called Little Creek Lake"; and copy of a plat, 3 June 1814, of land across the river from Columbia near Granby, S.C., conveyed to Hall by Wade Hampton Jr. (1791-1858). Letter, 16 Feb. 1819, Columbia, S.C., to Robert Falconer, in New York, announcing his plans to leave Columbia for England, uncertainty whether his wife's health would allow her to travel with him, noting that [Langdon] Cheves had departed Columbia for Philadelphia in anticipation of his election as president of the Bank of the United States, and news of the closing of the boarding school at which his niece, Betsy, was a student. Eleven manuscripts, 1822-1825, re work and materials for construction of Hall's elaborate home in Columbia, S.C., including 2 letters, 3 July 1823 and undated, from architect Rob[er]t Mills, giving estimated cost for an outbuilding, "your Gardener's house," and for brick and lime for the house and wall; undated manuscript, "Bill of Ironmongery for the Mansion"; manuscript, 27 June 1825, statement of "articles had for New Building previous to the death" of Ainsley Hall, amounting to $19,41.36 1/4. Also contains ca. 90 manuscripts, documenting prolonged legal battle, 1823-1828, surrounding the settlement of Hall's estate, including his will, 3 May 1822, naming as executors his wife, Sarah C. Hall, as well as James Hopkins Adams, James Hopkins, William Hall, and George Cotchett ; equity court decree, Mar. 1826, signed by Henry W[illia]m DeSaussure, ordering the sale of the house; and 2 letters, 3 Sept. 1825 from Jackson & Broadfoot, of Liverpool, England (successors to the firm of John McAdams & Co.), and and 26 Apr. 1826, from Dugald Macfie of Glasgow, Scotland, to Mrs. Ainsley Hall, Columbia, S.C., re payment of debts from her husband's estate. Another letter, 16 Sept. 1825, from Dougald Macfie in Glasgow, quotes from a letter written by Mrs. Sarah Hall to William Hall in which she suggests an intention on his part to defraud her late husband's estate, reviewing financial records and accounts of Ainsley & William Hall & Co., informing her of his meeting with Hall, "His conduct... was highly honorable... the very reversal of what you s[ay]," expressing regret at the "differences" between Hall's surviving relatives over settlement of the estate, and conveying to her Hall's willingness to submit matters to arbitration.

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Cheves, Langdon, 1776-1857

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Langdon Cheves (September 17, 1776 – June 26, 1857) was an American politician, lawyer and businessman from South Carolina. He was a U. S. Representative from 1810 to 1815, served as Speaker of the House in 1814–1815, and was president of the Second Bank of the United States from 1819 to 1822. Langdon Cheves was born at Bull Town Fort, on the Rocky River in South Carolina. His father, Alexander, was a native of Scotland; his mother, Mary Langdon, was from Virginia. At the age of ten he went t...

Hall, William L.

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Adams, James H. (James Hopkins), 1812-1861

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Mills, Robert, 1781-1855

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Architect. A native of South Carolina, Mills lived in Charleston until about 1800 and later made his home in Washington, D.C. From the description of Account of George Washington's visit to Charleston, S.C., 1791 May 2. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36865419 Engineer, architect of the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. From the description of Letter : to George Bancroft, 1845 Sept. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 22632349 ...

Hampton Wade, 1791-1858.

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Wade Hampton I (1754-1835), was an army officer and United States representative from Virginia. Wade Hampton II was born in 1791 and died in 1858). Wade Hampton III (1818-1902), was a Confederate Army officer and governor and United States senator of South Carolina. From the guide to the Wade Hampton Papers, ., 1791-1907, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) ...

Carruth, Adam, ca. 1765-1821

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Goodwyn, Jesse.

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Goodwyn, Mary.

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Heath, Thomas

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May, Thomas.

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Cotchett, George, d.1864.

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Hall, Ainsley, 1783-1823.

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Merchant, of Columbia, S.C.; native of England; husband of Sarah Cooke Goodwyn Hall; this wealthy businessman was responsible for construction of the homes known today as the Hampton-Preston House (built 1818) and the Robert Mills House (built 1823), both in Columbia, S.C. From the description of Ainsley Hall papers, 1809-1828. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 30056609 ...

Macfie, Dugald

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Jackson & Broadfoot (Liverpool, England)

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Ainsley and William Hall and Company (firm)

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Falconer, Roberta

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Robert Mills House (Columbia, S.C.)

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De Saussure, Henry William, 1763-1839

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Revolutionary soldier, director of the U.S. Mint, South Carolina legislator, and judge of the Chancery Court in South Carolina, from Charleston. From the description of Papers, 1788-1916. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19491506 Jurist; Federalist; director, U.S. Mint, 1795; member, Pennsylvania bar; S.C. state representative and senator; of Charleston, S.C. From the description of Henry William DeSaussure papers, 1795-1837. (University of South Ca...

Hopkins, James D. (James Dean), 1773-1840

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James Hopkins was a retailer of foreign merchandise and liquors. From the description of Receipt book, 1835-1855. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122616735 ...

Hall, Sarah, C.

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