James M. Davis papers, 1864-1877.

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James M. Davis papers, 1864-1877.

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Notes, statements, and legal, business, and personal correspondence; tax receipts for Kershaw County, S.C.; papers re debt collection, cotton cultivation, decedents estates, and correspondence re business transactions with various firms including attorney James Conner, attorney Louis D. DeSaussure, and Witte Brothers, factors and commission merchants, all of Charleston, S.C.; attorney W.A. Clark, of Columbia, S.C.; and J. I[zard] Middleton & Co., cotton factors and commission merchants, of Baltimore, Md. Collection also includes letter, 24 Aug. 1875, from Kerchner & Calder Brothers, Wilmington, N.C., re Mr. McClain's purchase of a steamboat, lamenting that "he could not make up the stock as the Camden people only wanted to pay $2000" instead of $3000; and 4 letters, 12 Apr.- 23 Nov. 1876, E. Miller Boykin, Baltimore, Md., to "Cousin Jimmie," Camden, S.C., re a swindle perpetrated by mutual acquaintance Hal Clark who falsely claimed to hold funds in the Carolina Bank of Columbia, S.C., and who by virtue of Boykin's introduction fraudulently cashed a $150 draft from a Baltimore bank, a loss later reimbursed by Boykin.

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University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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Davis, James M.

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Attorney of Camden, S.C. From the description of James M. Davis papers, 1864-1877. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 34368009 ...

Clark, Hal

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J.I. Middleton & Co. (Baltimore, Md.)

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Conner, James, 1829-1883.

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A native of Charleston, S.C., James Conner was an attorney and a Confederate general. He served as U.S. District Attorney and S.C. Attorney General (1876), and became a member of the Confederate military court of the 2nd Corps in 1863. He was the son of Henry Workman Conner (1797-1861) and Julia Ann M. Courtney (1804-1881). He married Sallie Enders of Richmond, Va. From the description of James Conner papers, 1843-1899. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 367...

DeSaussure, Louis D., approximately 1820-

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Slave auctioneer, of Charleston, S.C.; son of Henry Alexander DeSaussure (1788-1865) and Susan Boone DeSaussure (1789-1864). From the description of Louis D. DeSaussure papers, 1852 Sept. 25-1854 Feb. 11. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 34792593 ...

Kerchner & Calder Brothers (Wilmington, N.C.)

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Clark, W. A. (Washington Augustus), 1842-

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Witte Brothers (Charleston, S.C.)

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Boykin, E. Miller

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