McKelvey-Guthrie family papers, 1767-1837.

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McKelvey-Guthrie family papers, 1767-1837.

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Papers include legal documents, property records, a military commission, and other items pertaining to the McKelvey and Guthrie families. Legal documents and property records include deeds, a bond, a will, and a land survey. The deeds (1783, 1801) and land survey (1767) concern a tract of land on Long Cane Creek in Abbeville District (South Carolina) granted to Alexander McKelvey. The tract was conveyed to Margaret McKelvey (mother of Alexander McKelvey), and later conveyed to Thomas Guthrie and then William Richards. The John Guthrie will is dated 1826. Other papers include a poem (1826) on the death of George Washington either composed or copied by Peter D. Guthrie, and Osborn Guthrie's commission (1837) as a lieutenant in the South Carolina militia.

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South Carolina Historical Society

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South Carolina Historical Society

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Guthrie, Peter D.

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Washington, George, 1732-1799

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George Washington (b. Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland County, Va.-d. Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, VA) was the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. Washington came from a family of farmers and landowners. He had little education but showed an aptitude for mathematics. He used this talent to become a surveyor. At 15, Washington took a job as assistant surveyor on a team sent to map the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia. In his early 20s, Washington joined the Virgin...

Richards, William J. (William Joseph), 1936-

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Guthrie, John, d. ca. 1826.

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McKelvey family.

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Guthrie, Thomas, d. 1797.

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McKelvey, Margaret E. (Margaret Elizabeth), 1925-

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Guthrie family.

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McKelvey, Alexander.

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Guthrie, Osborn.

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