Account books of Benjamin Perry's wards, 1841-1864.

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Account books of Benjamin Perry's wards, 1841-1864.

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Volumes contain the accounts of Benjamin Perry's wards, John Allen Miles (in volume 1) and Jeremiah Jackson Miles (in volume 2) kept by Benjamin Perry. Accounts show expenses for shoes, clothing, cloth, travel, boarding fees, tuition (including Jeremiah Miles' tuition for the Citadel), pocket money, and washing, as well as income from interest and the wages of slaves. Both volumes contain loose sheets of accounts in addition to accounts on the bound pages.

2 v.

South Carolina Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7337553

South Carolina Historical Society

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Miles, Jeremiah Jackson, 1836-1896.

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Perry, Benjamin, 1803-1857.

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St. George Parish, South Carolina plantation owner, S.C. Senator (1846-1850, 1856-1857), and South Carolina Secretary of State (1850-1854). After the death of his first wife Benjamin Perry married a widow, Sarah Freer Waring Miles (b. 1816). He subsequently acted as guardian for her two children John Allen Miles and Jeremiah J. Miles. From the description of Account books of Benjamin Perry's wards, 1841-1864. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32139062 ...

Miles, John Allen, 1835-1864.

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