Henry William Ravenel family papers, 1716-1891.

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Henry William Ravenel family papers, 1716-1891.

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Papers consist of financial and estate records, genealogical material, and other items. Papers (1716-1778) of Henry Ravenel (1729-1785) consist of accounts (for sales of rice and purchases of cloth, groceries, hardware, and other items); bonds; receipts; a plat (1775) of land at the fork of the Broad and Saluda rivers (S.C.); a promissory note (1775); and a copy of the will (1716) of Rene Ravenel. Papers (1772-1823) of Henry Ravenel, Jr. (1751-1823) include accounts for purchases of linen, tobacco, padlocks, and other items; a legal opinion (1798) of Lewis Trezevant regarding the division of the estate of Henry Ravenel (1729-1785); a list of hogs killed in 1807 and 1808 (listing date killed, names, weight, when smoked, and when and what pieces eaten); the will (1823) of Henry Ravenel, Jr.; and an inventory and appraisement (1823) of slaves at his plantation in St. John's Berkeley Parish (S.C.). Papers of Henry William Ravenel include slave bills of sale (1840-1853); slave mortgages (1846-1858); notes (1851) on the history of the Catawba grape; letters written during a trip (ca. 1853) to Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, and elsewhere; and a copy of his will (1885) with attached memoranda concerning the disposition of his estate, particularly his botanical collection and books. Other family papers include an account book (1795-1796) entitled "An Acct. of Money expended for House Keeping;" slave lists; a scrapbook (1857) containing clippings and annotations concerning currency and banking; loose clippings of editorial letters (1858) addressed to Daniel Ravenel (1789-1873); genealogical notes and letters about the Ravenel family and related families; and a "copy of a confession made by John the Slave of Mr. Enslow the Cooper" concerning a planned slave insurrection in Charleston and surrounding areas by Denmark Vesey and others in 1822.

ca. 100 items.

South Carolina Historical Society

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South Carolina Historical Society

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Ravenel, Henry William, 1814-1887

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Born in 1814 in St. John's Parish, South Carolina; Educated in South Carolina private schools and South Carolina College, now the University of South Carolina; one of the few distinguished botanists of his time and received international acclaim for his research on non-flowering plants, Cryptogams. His earlier interest was Phaenogams, flowering plants. His collections were given to the Charleston Museum and Converse College in Spartanburg, S.C. From the description of Henry William ...

Ravenel, Henry, 1790-1867.

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Berkeley County, S.C. physician and plantation owner. He was the son of Rene Ravenel (1762-1822), and grandson of Henry Ravenel (1729-1785). His uncle was Henry Ravenel (1751-1823). Dr. Henry Ravenel (1790-1867) was married three times, and among his children were Henry William Ravenel (1814-1887) and Thomas Porcher Ravenel (1824-1898). From the description of Henry Ravenel family papers, 1731-1867. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 35953526 ...

Ravenel, Daniel, 1789-1873

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The son of Daniel Ravenel (1762-1807) and Catherine C. Prioleau (1769-1849), Daniel Ravenel the younger was an attorney, banker, and writer of Charleston, S.C. He was president of the Planters' and Mechanics' Bank, a member and official of the Huguenot Church, and wrote on topics such as church history and banking. In 1812 Daniel Ravenel married Caroline Cripps (1791-1844), daughter of John Splatt Cripps. From the description of Daniel Ravenel papers, 1815-1871. (The South Carolina H...

Ravenel, Henry, 1729-1785.

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Owner of Hanover Plantation, Berkeley County, South Carolina. Henry Ravenel was the son of Rene Louis Ravenel of Pooshee Plantation. From the description of Henry Ravenel ledger, 1750-1783. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32141305 ...

Ravenel, Henry, 1751-1823.

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Berkeley County, S.C. plantation owner. From the description of Henry Ravenel note of hand, 1789. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36865535 ...

Vesey, Denmark, approximately 1767-1822

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Ravenel family.

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