Pringle family papers, 1721-1876.

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Pringle family papers, 1721-1876.

Bound volume of edited typescripts (carbons) transcribed by Ernest Henry Pringle's staff from Pringle family papers. Benjamin Garden's correspondents includes letters (1779, 1780) from Governor Rutledge (concerning Garden's regiment; 1779, 1780), his plantation overseer (concerns the plantation and slaves, 1789), Margaret Adger (Smythe), William Freeman, William Freeman, Jr., Alfred Huger, William J. Rivers, and others. Estate records list (1790) land, slaves, and property at Fairfield Plantation sold from the estate of Benjamin Garden, Garden's will (1789), and inventories (1801) of his slaves at Chessy, Richfield, and Bluefield Plantations and at Hilton [Head Island] (S.C.). Legal documents include land and marriage records, accounts, wills, resolutions, a bond, a bill, and a receipt of Alexander Garden, Isaac Mazyck, Benjamin Garden, Amelia Godin, Robert Pringle (1702-1776), and Benjamin Garden Pringle. A bill of sale (1845) from Robert Alexander Pringle (b. 1819) to Sarah Maxwell Pringle is for two slaves (a cook and a coachman). Accounts of Robert Alexander Pringle (b. 1819) are with Fraser Trenholm & Co. for a shipment of cotton and with John Fraser & Co. (1864) for the sale of cotton.

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South Carolina Historical Society

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Rutledge, John, 1739-1800

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John Rutledge (September 17, 1739 – June 21, 1800) was an American Founding Father, politician, and jurist who served as one of the original associate justices of the Supreme Court and the second chief justice of the United States. Additionally, he served as the first President of South Carolina and later as its first governor after the Declaration of Independence. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Rutledge established a legal career after studying at Middle Temple in the City of London. He...

Huger, Alfred, 1788-1872

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Planter, attorney, and postmaster of Charleston, S.C. From the description of Letterpress books, 1853-1859 ; 1861-1863. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 154270596 From the description of Letterpress books, 1853-1859; 1861-1863. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19643166 Charleston, S.C. plantation owner and South Carolina state senator. From the description of Letter : Longwood, to Benjamin Huger, 1863 March 15. (The South Caro...

Smyth, Margaret Milligan Adger, 1807-1884.

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Fraser, Trenholm and Company (Liverpool, England)

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Pringle, Robert, 1755-1811.

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Pringle, James Reid, 1782-1840.

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Charleston, S.C. politician, plantation owner, and U.S. Customs collector for the port of Charleston (1819-1840). He served in both the Senate and the House of Representatives of South Carolina, and owned plantations in St. Helena Parish and Prince William Parish. He was the son of Robert Pringle (1755-1811) and Mary Reid (1766-1784). In 1807 Pringle married Elizabeth Mary McPherson, daughter of John McPherson and Susannah Miles. From the description of James Reid Pringle papers, 174...

Mazyck, Isaac, 1661-1735.

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Garden, Amelia Godin.

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John Fraser & Company (Charleston, S.C.)

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Pringle, Amelia Ann Garden, 1770-1801.

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Pringle, Sarah McKewn Maxwell, 1791-1874.

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Pringle, James Maxwell, 1822-1905.

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Garden, Alexander, 1686-1756

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Peter Collinson (1694 – 1768) was an English merchant and botanist. From the guide to the Peter Collinson papers, 1560-1811 (inclusive), 1713-1811 (bulk), Bulk, 1713-1811, 1560-1811, (American Philosophical Society) ...

Pringle, Robert Alexander, 1790-1828.

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Pringle, Benjamin Garden, 1815-ca. 1850.

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Freeman, William 16..-1713?

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Pringle, Robert, 1702-1776

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Charleston, South Carolina merchant. Born in Scotland, Robert Pringle went to London and apprenticed himself to West Indian merchant Humphrey Hill. By 1725 Pringle had settled in Charleston, South Carolina where he established himself as a factor for London and New England merchants in the Carolina trade. Pringle married Jane Allen (d. 1746) in 1734, and after her death married Judith Mayrant Bull in 1751. Pringle withdrew from trade to pursue political interests, serving in the Commons House of...

Garden, Benjamin, 1736-1789.

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Pringle, Ernest Henry, 1881-1955.

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Grandson of both Robert Alexander Pringle and James Maxwell Pringle of Charleston, South Carolina. From the description of Pringle family papers, 1721-1876. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32139796 ...

Pringle, Robert Alexander, 1819-1887.

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Freeman, William, Jr.

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Rivers, William J. (William James), 1822-1909

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Charleston, South Carolina professor and historian. From the description of Extracts from the Grand Council journal and the book of Indian affairs, 1671-1851. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32141257 Author and college professor and president of Maryland and Columbia and Charleston, S.C. From the description of William J. Rivers papers, 1771-1970. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 191062647 ...