Mitchell family papers, 1754-1917 (bulk 1854-1866).

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Mitchell family papers, 1754-1917 (bulk 1854-1866).

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Letters (1854) apparently to Mitchell from Jane McElheney (Ada Clare), actress in New York City about her contributions to a literary magazine, her social life in New York, her personal life, the theater in New York, and scattered comments on Charleston, literature, and various authors, politician W.L. Trenholm, Florence Anderson, and others. Letters (1860-1866) to Mitchell in Russia, Charleston, and as a prisoner-of-war. Letters (1860) from W.L. Trenholm mention Russia, political developments, secession, reconstruction, diplomacy, and other matters. Letters received from Minna Rutledge, Lottie Barbee, Florence Anderson (of Tenn.) while Mitchell was a prisoner-of-war mention personal matters, role of women, and other matters. Also included is a letter (1866) from Thomas Pickens concerning presidential politics. Also included are some plantation records (1865-1866) regarding the restoration of land, including an application to the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands by John Hanckel for the restoration of Poco Sabo Plantation and freedmen contracts, and miscellaneous family material. Also contains a note (1792) of George Washington concerning a dinner invitation.

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Mitchell, Julian A. (Julian Augustus), 1836-1907

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Julian A. Mitchell was born on Edisto Island, South Carolina. Mitchell graduated from the College of Charleston (S.C.) in 1855 and was editor (1854-1855) of the College magazine. Mitchell was appointed secretary of the U.S. legation to Russia by President Buchanan in 1860 and returned from that post just after the secession of South Carolina and before the bombardment of Fort Sumter. Mitchell was a Confederate soldier and prisoner-of-war, and after the war he returned to Charleston to practice l...

United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands

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The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, usually referred to as simply the Freedmen's Bureau, was a U.S. federal government agency that aided distressed freedmen (freed slaves) in 1865–1869, during the Reconstruction era of the United States. The Freedmen's Bureau Bill, which created the Freedmen's Bureau, was initiated by President Abraham Lincoln and was intended to last for one year after the end of the Civil War. It was passed on March 3, 1865, by Congress to aid former slaves ...

Rutledge, Minna.

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Pickens, Thomas Jones, 1808-1894.

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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...

Anderson, Florence

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Southern woman. From the description of Letter, 1865 May 20. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 31427855 ...

Trenholm, William Lee, 1836-1901

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Captain, Company B, Seventh Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry, and son of George Alfred Trenholm (1807-1876), who owned John Fraser & Company of Charleston, S.C., and shipped sea island cotton to Fraser, Trenholm, and Co. (Liverpool, England) From the description of William Lee Trenholm papers, 1878 Feb. 5 and Sept. 18. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 191806015 ...

St. Philip's Church (Charleston, S.C.)

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Episcopal church. St. Philip's is the oldest church organization in Charleston, South Carolina. From the description of Petition to the Mayor and Aldermen of Charleston, S.C., 1878 June 4. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32144869 ...

Clare, Ada

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Ada Clare (1836-1874) was the pseudonym and later legal name of Jane McElhenney, a journalist, writer, actress, poet, and feminist, of Charleston, S.C., and New York, N.Y.; nicknamed "The Queen of Bohemia," she changed name from McElhenney to Ada Clare in 1857; author of book, Only a Woman's Heart (published 1866); daughter of James McElhenney and Joanna Caroline Wilson McElhenney; wife of J. Franklin Noyes; mother of Aubrey (Clare) Noyes (1859-c.1868), who was the son of pianist Louis Moreau Go...

Hanckel, John.

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Barbee, Lottie.

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Mitchell family.

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