Abbot family papers, 1827-1876 (bulk 1827-1828).

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Abbot family papers, 1827-1876 (bulk 1827-1828).

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Collection contains letters from Rev. Abiel Abbot to Eunice Wales Abbot, a fragment of a travel diary by Rev. Abbot, and a letter from Anne Wales Abbot to her sister. Rev. Abbot's letters (1827-1828) concern his second trip to Charleston (S.C.) and include descriptions of a visit to Point Comfort plantation near Charleston, and a visit to the Academy of Fine Arts (Charleston, S.C.), where he saw Jacques Louis David's painting of the coronation of Napoleon. Fragment of a diary (1827) mainly concerns Abbot's visits with friends in Charleston and church services which he attended. Abbot also describes a meeting of the Literary and Philosophical Society in Charleston. Letter (1876) by Anne Wales Abbot describes her stay at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cleland H. Huger (at 4 [now #8] Legare St., Charleston), and a church service which she attended in Charleston.

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South Carolina Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7337818

South Carolina Historical Society

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Abbot, Abiel, 1770-1828

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Minister of Congregational churches in Haverhill (1795-1803) and Beverly (1803-1828) Massachusetts, born in Andover (Mass.). A graduate of Harvard, Abiel Abbot married Eunice Wales of Dorchester (Mass.) in 1795. In the fall of 1818 Abbot, who suffered from a lung disorder, set out for South Carolina to improve his health. After spending eight weeks in Charleston, Abbot spent two months as a guest of James Legare at his St. John's, Colleton Parish, South Carolina estate. In March Abbot went to Sa...

Academy of Fine Arts (Charleston, S.C.)

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Literary and Philosophical Society of Charleston (S.C.)

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Abbot, Anne W. (Anne Wales), 1808-1908

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Abbott family.

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