Washington Light Infantry records, 1820-1936.

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Washington Light Infantry records, 1820-1936.

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Collection contains typewritten transcriptions of the records (1820-1936) of the Washington Light Infantry compiled as a W.P.A. project in 1935 and 1936, and one printed letter. Washington Light Infantry records consist of the constitutions and rules of the Washington Light Infantry (1824, 1843, 1850, 1858), Companies A and B (1864), the Washington Light Infantry Rifle Club (1872, 1874), the Washington Light Infantry Charitable Association (1874), and the Courtenay Social Club of the Washington Light Infantry (1878); a trustees' agreement (1877) with the Masonic Lodge; a visitors' register (1877-1900) of the Washington Light Infantry; a "History of the Washington Light Infantry, 1807-1846"; minutes (1866-1874) of the Washington Light Infantry Charitable Association; and court martial records (1820-1823) and orders (1889) the Washington Light Infantry. Also includes a letter book (1891-1906) containing transcriptions of organizational correspondence, and minutes of the Washington Light Infantry (1827-1936). A printed letter (1884) is addressed to the citizens of Charleston, S.C. and solicits funds for a restoration of the South Carolina Room at Mt. Vernon by the Ladies' Mount Vernon Association.

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College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library

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College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library

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