John Lewis Gervais papers, 1772-1796.

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John Lewis Gervais papers, 1772-1796.

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Chiefly correspondence and papers documenting Gervais' political and business interests; including letter, 27 Sept. 1782, Philadelphia, Pa., to Henry Laurens, re Laurens' capture by the British and imprisonment in the Tower of London, visit with South Carolina governor John Rutledge, July 1781, the condition of Laurens' plantations, the loss of Gervais' personal possessions and property at the hands of the British, and plans to exchange Lord Cornwallis for Laurens. Other letters to Laurens include, 10 Nov. 1779, 25 Aug. 1784, and 8 Mar. 1785, written from Charleston, S.C., re rice, indigo, public opinion on the tax, Laurens return to America, and condition of his plantations and prospects for crops. Also includes letter, 8 Apr. 1785, Charleston, S.C., to Joseph Clay, Savannah, Ga., inquiring re accounts and vouchers "respecting the Commissary Department & Indian Trade" sent to W[illia]m Parker in 1780 with the approval of the "Enemy" and supposedly packed with the Treasury papers"; and 5 letters, 1786-1794, to Leonard De Neufville and Arnoldus VanderHorst, re foreign debt incurred in the Revolution. Other correspondents include William Fisher and Seaborn Jones.

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University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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Gervais, John Lewis, 1741-1798

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John Lewis Gervais (1741 – August 18, 1798) was an American planter and statesman from South Carolina. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1782 and 1783. Gervais was born in Hanover, Germany to French Huguenot refugees and attended schools and colleges there. He emigrated to South Carolina, arriving in Charleston in 1764. He started in the mercantile business, but soon expanded his interests to include a plantation. Gervais first served in the revolutionary Provincial Congr...

Laurens, Henry, 1724-1792

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Henry Laurens (March 6, 1724 [O.S. February 24, 1723] – December 8, 1792) was an American Founding Father, merchant, slave trader, and rice planter from South Carolina who became a political leader during the Revolutionary War. A delegate to the Second Continental Congress, Laurens succeeded John Hancock as president of the Continental Congress. He was a signatory to the Articles of Confederation. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, he recieved his early education there before being sent to L...

De Neufville, Leonard.

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Vanderhorst, Arnoldus, 1748-1815

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Christ Church Parish, S.C. plantation owner and politician. Among other properties, Vanderhorst owned houses in Charleston (S.C.) and a plantation on Kiawah Island (S.C.). He was elected as a state representative for his parish in 1772 and afterwards held many political offices, including Governor of South Carolina from 1794 to 1796. During the Revolutionary War Vanderhorst served as captain of a militia company stationed at Haddrell's Point (S.C.), and colonel (1782) under General Francis Mario...

Jones, Seaborn, 1814-1892

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Fisher, W. L. (William Lawrence), 1932-

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