James Reid Pringle papers, 1745-1840 (bulk 1800-1850).

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James Reid Pringle papers, 1745-1840 (bulk 1800-1850).

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Papers consist of legal documents, financial records, correspondence (mostly business letters, but a few discussing family matters and politics), estate records, plantation papers, records of the Charleston Custom House, and other items. Correspondents include Winfield Scott, John B. Lynch, and Joel R. Poinsett. Plantation papers include receipts, bonds, correspondence, slave records (bills of sale, lists, an appraisal, and a slave mortgage), accounts, and other items pertaining to Rest Park and North Santee plantations. Included are letters from overseer James K. Munnerlyn regarding plantation affairs. Estate records for the estates of William Stephen Bull, Elizabeth M. Freeman (aunt of James Reid Pringle), Susannah McPherson, James Reid Pringle and others include accounts, wills, receipts, and other items. Financial records include bonds and receipts, as well as accounts pertaining to Pringle's guardianship of the children of Dr. John B. Lynch. Materials pertaining to the Charleston Custom House include Pringle's certificate of appointment as Collector of the Customs (1828), official correspondence, and receipts for freight, wine, and unclaimed goods. A group of legal documents (1822-1828), with related correspondence and accounts, pertain to a dispute over the estate of Dr. Edward Jenkins and a lawsuit between Elizabeth Bull (aunt of James Reid Pringle) et al. and John Jenkins Rowland Prichard. Other items include an indenture (1745) of William Bull, Pringle's military commissions (1799,1801), and posthumous tributes (1840) to James Reid Pringle.

ca. 300 items.

South Carolina Historical Society

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South Carolina Historical Society

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Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866

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Winfield Scott (June 13, 1786 – May 29, 1866) was an American military commander and political candidate. He served as a general in the United States Army from 1814 to 1861, taking part in the War of 1812, the Mexican–American War, the early stages of the American Civil War, and various conflicts with Native Americans. Scott was the Whig Party's presidential nominee in the 1852 presidential election, but was defeated by Democrat Franklin Pierce. He was known as Old Fuss and Feathers for his insi...

Bull, William, 1683-1755

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Lieut-Gov. of South Carolina. From the description of Autograph order signed : [Charleston, S.C.?], to Gabriel Manigault, Treasurer, 1740 Jan. 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270534239 ...

Bull, William Stephen, 1784-1818

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United States Custom House (Charleston, S.C.)

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McPherson, Susannah Miles

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Munnerlyn, James K.

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Freeman, Elizabeth Mayrant Pringle, b. 1757

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Bull, Elizabeth Reid, d. 1833.

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Pringle, James Reid, 1782-1840.

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Charleston, S.C. politician, plantation owner, and U.S. Customs collector for the port of Charleston (1819-1840). He served in both the Senate and the House of Representatives of South Carolina, and owned plantations in St. Helena Parish and Prince William Parish. He was the son of Robert Pringle (1755-1811) and Mary Reid (1766-1784). In 1807 Pringle married Elizabeth Mary McPherson, daughter of John McPherson and Susannah Miles. From the description of James Reid Pringle papers, 174...

Lynch, John Brown

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Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851

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Charleston and Georgetown, S.C. attorney, plantation owner, and politician. Poinsett served as the U.S. Secretary of War under President Martin Van Buren from 1837 to 1841. From the description of Letters, 1837-1839. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 37522812 U.S. diplomat and secretary of war. An amateur of natural history, he imported and cultivated the Mexican flower named in his honor, and was one of the founders in 1840 of the National Institu...

Prichard, John Jenkins Rowland.

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Jenkins, Edward, 1744-1821

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Third rector at St. Michael's Episcopal Church (Charleston, S.C.). Edward Jenkins served as rector twice, from 1781 to 1782 and from 1796 to 1804. A loyalist, Jenkins was Chaplain of the South Carolina Loyalists during the American Revolution. From the description of Edward Jenkins journal, 1773-1782. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32139101 ...