Charleston City Council proceedings, 1832-1936.

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Charleston City Council proceedings, 1832-1936.

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Handwritten copies (1935-1936) of Charleston (S.C.) City Council proceedings (1832-1833, 1837-1839) transcribed from newspapers as a 1935-1936 W.P.A. project. Newspaper entries transcribed for the project include the Charleston Courier, the Charleston Mercury, and the Southern Patriot. Entries concern the Orphan House, St. Michael's Church, the College of Charleston, repairs to city property, street construction and repair, finances, insurance, education, taxation, politics and government, emigration and immigration, civil engineering, health and sanitation, railroads, slavery, and race relations.

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Charleston (S.C.). City Council

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Charleston, South Carolina municipal legislative body. An Act of 1783 created election districts (wards) for council members. Council members were previously known as aldermen or wardens. From the description of Charleston City Council proceedings, 1832-1936. (College of Charleston). WorldCat record id: 3532708 ...

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College of Charleston

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Charleston Orphan House

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The Charleston Orphan House, the first municipal orphanage in the U.S., was created by an act of the city council on October 18, 1790, at the instigation of council member, John Robertson. By this act, the Orphan House was charged with "supporting and educating poor orphan children, and those of poor distressed and disabled parents, who are unable to maintain them". The Orphan House stood on the corner of St. Philip and Calhoun Streets. It officially opened on October 18, 1794, and ...