Richard Hutson letterbook, 1765-1777.

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Richard Hutson letterbook, 1765-1777.

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Original bound letterbook of Richard Hutson and two typewritten transcripts. Letterbook contains copies of Richard Hutson's letters including many to Isaac Hayne about events at New Jersey College (now Princeton). Numerous references are made to events in Charleston, South Carolina including the Stamp Act controversy, fortifying the city, a detailed description of the Battle of Fort Sullivan (now Fort Moultrie), the feasibility of a ferry at Wappoo Cut near Charleston (1776), the requisitioning of negroes for public works (1777), the affairs of the Congregational Church, a description of the debate (1777) in the General Assembly about approving an established church for South Carolina. A letter (1776) to William Hazzard Wigg concerns amnesty for Wigg in a criminal case. References are made to Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Edward Rutledge, David Ramsay, and others. Many of Hutson's notes, some in French and Spanish, refer to historical events in various countries. A typescript, "Letters of Richard Hutson the first intendant of Charleston and Chancellor of South Carolina" consists of two "volumes" of loose pages copied from the original by E.M. Glover and typewritten from the copy by J.L. Glover. These typescripts contain letters, but not the notes, from the original. The second typescript consisting of loose pages is marked "property of Mr. Frank B. Hayne" and appears to contain selected letters and notes from the original.

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Ramsay, David, 1749-1815

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David Ramsay (April 2, 1749 – May 8, 1815) was an American physician, public official, and historian from Charleston, South Carolina. He was one of the first major historians of the American Revolutionary War. During the Revolution he served in the South Carolina legislature until he was captured by the British. After his release he served as a delegate to the Continental Congress from 1782 to 1783 and again from 1785 to 1786. Afterwards he served in the South Carolina legislature until retiring...

Hutson, Richard, 1748-1795

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Richard Hutson (July 9, 1748 – April 12, 1795) was a Founding Father of the United States and an American lawyer, judge, and politician from Charleston, South Carolina. After having been educated in Charleston as a child, he attended Princeton. After studying law, Hutson was admitted to the bar and practiced in Charleston. From 1776 to 1779 and in 1781, 1782, 1785, and 1788, Hutson served as a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives. In 1778 and 1779, he represented South Caroli...

Rutledge, Edward, 1749-1800

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Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth, 1746-1825

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Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (February 25, 1746 – August 16, 1825) was an early American statesman of South Carolina, Revolutionary War veteran, and delegate to the Constitutional Convention. He was twice nominated by the Federalist Party as its presidential candidate in 1804 and 1808, losing both elections. Pinckney was born into a powerful family of aristocratic planters. He practiced law for several years and was elected to the colonial legislature. A supporter of independence from Great Br...

Glover, E. M.,

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Glover, J. L.,

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College of New Jersey (Princeton, N.J.)

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Hayne, Isaac, 1745-1781.

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St. Paul's Parish, South Carolina and York District, South Carolina mill owner, plantation owner, Revolutionary War officer, South Carolina Representative, and South Carolina Senator. Isaac Hayne was executed by the British at Charleston, South Carolina in 1781. From the description of Journal : register, ca. 1764-1781. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32141980 From the description of Isaac Hayne ledger, 1765-1781. (The South Carolina Historical S...

Independent or Congregational Church of Charleston, South Carolina

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Wigg, William Hazzard, 1748-1795.

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