Weston family papers, 1784-1865.

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Weston family papers, 1784-1865.

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Includes Weston family correspondence between Georgetown District, S.C., Charleston, New York, and elsewhere, estate papers, and property records. Includes plats, grants, deeds, indentures, and other property records and legal documents (1784-1869) of David Palmer and his family (1790s-1830s), and of the Lewis family (1780s) for land on Cypress Swamp in Marion County (S.C.), and of the Weston family. Bonds, slave mortgages, and other materials (1837-1869) of Francis Weston including letters about the purchase of J.W. Coachman's plantation. Also includes letters and accounts (1839-1860) regarding Francis Weston's rice from Hasty Point Plantation which was processed at Chisolm's Mill and Litchfield Mill, and sold by Charleston factors Robertson & Thurston, Robertson & Blacklock, and others; and an account book (1839), letters, wills, and other estate papers (1830-1847) of Paul Weston. Miscellaneous Weston family papers (1830-1867) include letters (1833-1834) of Paul to his daughter Mary J.B. Weston concerning family matters and travels in the North, Medical College of South Carolina lecture tickets (1830-1832) for Francis Weston, two slave lists (1860, n.d.), and a letter (1867) from freedman George Simons. Also includes bills and receipts (1848-1865) of Francis Weston for groceries, dry goods, wine, and other items, miscellaneous letters including one (1863) from R.F.W. Allston, and a circular (1860) about "The 1860 Association" stating the organization's purpose, and certificates. Includes genealogical notes on the Weston family.

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South Carolina Historical Society

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South Carolina Historical Society

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Chisolm's Rice Mill (Charleston, S.C.)

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Litchfield Mill (S.C.)

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Allston, Robert F. W. (Robert Francis Withers), 1801-1864

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Robert F. W. Allston was a rice planter and civil engineer; surveyor general of South Carolina, 1823; member of the General Assembly, 1828-1832; state senator, 1832-1856; and governor, 1856-1858. From the description of Robert F. W. Allston letter, 1843 September 5. WorldCat record id: 22758135 Georgetown County, South Carolina plantation owner and politician. He graduated from West Point in 1821, leaving the army in 1822. Allston lived at Matanzas Plantation, later called C...

Lewis family.

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Simons, George, fl. 1867.

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Weston, Francis, 1811-1890.

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1860 Association (U.S.)

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Palmer, David, 1789-1866

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Coachman, John William, ca. 1807-1847.

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Weston, Mary Jane Bentley, b. 1821.

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Weston family.

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South Carolina family. Paul Weston (d. 1837) was a plantation owner, physician, and S.C. state senator. He owned lands on the Wando River in Christ Church Parish, on the Pee Dee River, and in Charleston. His son was Francis Weston (1811-1890), a plantation owner (Prince George Parish, S.C.) and physician. Mary J.B. Weston (b. 1821) was the daughter of Paul Weston. From the description of Weston family papers, 1784-1865. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 321...

Weston, Paul, d. 1837.

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Palmer family.

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Medical College of South Carolina (1824-1838)

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