Frederick A. Porcher papers, 1826-1922.

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Frederick A. Porcher papers, 1826-1922.

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Papers consist of correspondence, legal documents, writings, a diary, a commonplace book, and other items. Family correspondence (1862-1922) of the Civil War period consists mainly letters of Frederick A. Porcher in Charleston and Abbeville (S.C.) to his wife Caroline concerning personal and family matters, military and political events, guard duty in Charleston, and the College of Charleston; their letters after this period mainly concern personal and family matters. There is also correspondence of Clelia Porcher Missroon, other Porcher family members, and the related Smith and Palmer families. Legal documents (1831-1870) include a marriage settlement (1838) between Frederick A. Porcher and Emma C. Gough; a bond (1846); documents (1839-1855) pertaining to Porcher's trusteeship of Marianna Porcher Smith (later Marianna Alston); and estate records of Marianne Gendron P. Porcher and John P. Porcher, including a conveyance (1831) of Cedar Spring Plantation. Writings consist of drafts (mostly holograph) of Porcher's memoirs about childhood on Cedar Spring Plantation and at Pineville (S.C.), education at Yale and elsewhere, political activities and life as a plantation owner, and his teaching career; essays on John C. Calhoun, S.C. governor D.H. Chamberlain, the Santee Canal, and other subjects; notes on the Catawba language; and other items. A commonplace book (ca. 1870's) contains quotations, poems, and and excerpts from newspapers and books. A diary (1865) concerns Porcher's journey from Charleston to Abbeville at the close of the Civil War. Other items include a weekly record (1875-1876) of deaths in Charleston, a copy of a plat (1826) of Pineville, S.C., and photographs of Porcher and his wife.

ca. 70 items.

South Carolina Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7376001

South Carolina Historical Society

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Alston, Marianna Porcher Smith, 1831-1900

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Porcher, John P.

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Porcher, Caroline Smith Parker, 1824-1888

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Porcher, Marianne Gendron Palmer, 1784-1835

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Chamberlain, Daniel Henry, 1835-1907

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Attorney and politician. A native of Massachusetts, during the Civil War he was a lieutenant of the 5th Massachusetts Regiment (an African American unit) and from 1866 to about 1876 lived in South Carolina, where he was elected governor in 1874. Chamberlain lost his office in 1876 and left South Carolina to practice law in New York. From the description of Letter, 1885 Feb. 9. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 37522002 Attorney and politician; nati...

Porcher, Frederick A. (Frederick Adolphus), 1809-1888

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South Carolina plantation owner, historian, and educator. A graduate of Yale, Porcher became a professor at the College of Charleston and was a founding member of the S.C. Historical Society. He was the son of George Porcher (1775-1813) of Cedar Spring Plantation (St. John's Berkeley Parish) and Marianne Gendron Palmer (1784-1835). He married Caroline Smith Parker (1824-1888) in 1850. From the description of Frederick A. Porcher papers, 1826-1922. (The South Carolina Historical Socie...

College of Charleston

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Porcher, Emma C. Gough.

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Missroon, Clelia Porcher, b. 1870.

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Clelia P. Missroon, a resident of Charleston, South Carolina, was the daughter of James Missroon and Anna Caroline Parker. From the description of Membership application form, 1898. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32140232 From the description of Clelia P. Missroon notebook, 1914-1921. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32141145 ...

Porcher family.

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