Records, 1867-1944.

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Records, 1867-1944.

Consisting principally of correspondence, bills, and legal documents of attorneys Julian Mitchell and Henry A.M. Smith re various legal matters and parcels of real estate on Edisto Island. Includes a short series of correspondence, 1900-1902, from J. Swinton Whaley of Edisto Island in his role as guardian of Harriet Susan Whaley, daughter of the late Benjamin J. Whaley. Mitchell and Smith appear to have been the controlling factors for Central Mills on Edisto Island. Correspondence from M.M. Seabrook (d. 1911) and later F.M. Mitchell pertains to the workings of the mill and requesting supplies be drawn on the law firm's account. There is personal correspondence to Julian Mitchell regarding his cotton plantation and other property on Edisto Island, including hauling wood to Swollen Bluff and a 14 May 1901 letter from Julian Mitchell to E.T. Viett about placing four Winnsboro blue granite posts at the corners of his plot in Magnolia Cemetery; the collection includes illustrated letterhead from various firms such as Southern Express, Michelin, and various guano fertilizer companies.

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Mitchell, Julian, 1897-1985

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Seabrook, M.M., d.1911

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Smith, Henry A. M., 1853-1924

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Whaley, J. Swinton

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Whaley family.

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Smith, Henry A. M.

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Charleston, South Carolina judge and historian. Henry Augustus Middleton Smith was born in 1853 and died in 1924. From the description of Summaries of early land grant records, ca. 1915. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32139195 ...

Horlbeck, Frederick H.

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Magnolia Cemetery (Charleston, S.C.)

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Large public cemetery, covering ca. 92 acres near Charleston, S.C.; prominent South Carolinians interred here include S.C. Governors Thomas Bennett, Langdon Cheves, Horace L. Hunley and Robert Barnwell Rhett; Confederate generals Micah Jenkins, Arthur Manigault, Roswell Ripley, James Conner and C.H. Stevens; and the crew of the H. L. Hunley submarine. From the description of Records of burial, 1845-1931. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 754850038 ...

Mitchell, Julian, 1867-1960

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Mitchell and Horlbeck (Charleston, S.C.)

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Mitchell and Smith (Charleston, S.C.)

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Law firm of Charleston, S.C., established 1877, consisting of partners Julian Mitchell (1867-1960), Julian Mitchell, Jr. (1897-1985) and Henry A.M. Smith (1853-1924); following 1919 with promotion to partner of Frederick H. Horlbeck, the firm was known as Mitchell and Horlbeck. From the description of Records, 1867-1944. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 30339161 ...

Central Mills (Edisto Island, S.C.)

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