Louis-Casimir, Baron de Holtzendorff papers, 1778 Jan. 24- 1785 Mar. 31.

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Louis-Casimir, Baron de Holtzendorff papers, 1778 Jan. 24- 1785 Mar. 31.

Letter, 24 Jan. 1778, [Charleston, S.C.] to Henry Laurens, Yorktown, [Penn.], requesting that Laurens use his influence to send Holtzendorff back to France to see his wife and attend to his affairs. Also includes settlement of account, 31 Mar. 1785, [Camden, S.C.?] between John Chesnut and John Hol[t]zendorf, listing expenditures for food, social expenses, and debt to estate of Ely Kershaw.

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Holtzendorff, John.

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Chesnut, John, 1743-1818

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Camden District, S.C. merchant, plantation owner, and South Carolina state legislator. A native of Virginia, he married Sarah Cantey (d. 1786). With his partners Joseph and Ely Kershaw, William Ancrum, and Aaron Loocock, Chesnut operated a large mercantile business from 1764 to 1774. After their partnership was dissolved he continued as a merchant in the Camden (S.C.) area. Chesnut owned large tracts of land in the vicinity of the Wateree River. From the description of John Chesnut p...

Kershaw, Ely

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Holtzendorff, Louis-Casimir, Baron de, b. 1728.

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Commissioned Lt. Col., 1777, in Continental Army; fought at Brandywine and Germantown, Penn. From the description of Louis-Casimir, Baron de Holtzendorff papers, 1778 Jan. 24- 1785 Mar. 31. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 34610164 ...