Charles Richardson Miles papers, 1879-1904.

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Charles Richardson Miles papers, 1879-1904.

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Papers consist of three letterpress copybooks containing tissue copies of correspondence, legal opinions, accounts, and other items. First volume (1883-1885) contains copies of official opinions of Charles Richardson Miles as South Carolina Attorney General addressed to the Sinking Fund Commissions of Charleston (S.C.) and the state of South Carolina, the South Carolina Railroad Commission, and Governor Hugh Smith Thompson. These opinions concern the legal status of Beresford Bounty lands in Berkeley County (S.C.) and other properties in Charleston (S.C.) forfeited for non-payment of taxes; grievances against the South Carolina Railroad Commission; the regulation of rail passenger and freight rates; racial discrimination in train accommodations; and the tenure of trial justices in several counties. Includes a name index. Second volume (1879-1888, 1892) chiefly contains accounts of estate, business, personal, and financial transactions of Miles' clients, including Harriott Horry Rutledge Ravenel, the estate of St. Julien Ravenel, and members of the Izard family. Also included are registers of Miles' meetings with and transactions for the Pacific Guano Co. and the Charleston Calcined Marl Co. In addition, there is a copy of a letter (1882) to James Petigru Lesesne advising him about South Carolina election laws. First part of the third volume contains copies of Miles' official letters (1888-1892) as master-in-equity to Governor Benjamin R. Tillman and other officials and citizens regarding the requests of direct tax claimants, conflicting interpretations of the Master's authority, routine office operations, and other matters. The remainder of the volume contains copies of letters (1897-1904) of Arthur Mazyck in his capacity as acting Secretary of the College of Charleston Board of Trustees. Letters concern exams, preparation of the school calendar, faculty appointments, promotions and resignations, and other matters.

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Miles, Charles Richardson, b. 1829

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Attorney and South Carolina state representative. Miles was born in Orangeburg County (S.C.) and received much of his education in Charleston (S.C.), where he later resided. He served as assistant attorney general during the 1850's, and after the Civil War formed a partnership with Henry Deas Lesesne (1810-1886). Miles was elected South Carolina attorney general in 1882 and 1884. He also served as the president of the College of Charleston Board of Trustees. In 1858 he married Mary Mazyck, daugh...

Thompson, Hugh Smith, 1836-1904

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Mazÿck, Arthur, 1850-1914.

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Charleston, S.C. attorney and author. Arthur Mazyck served as secretary and treasurer of the College of Charleston Board of Trustees, treasurer of St. Philip's Church Vestry, and treasurer of the Huguenot Society (of SC), and was librarian for the Charleston Library Society. He was the author of several books about Charleston, S.C. including "Charleston in 1883." From the description of Arthur Mazyck papers, 1840-1914. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 3591...

Tillman, Benjamin R. (Benjamin Ryan), 1847-1918

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Farmer, governor of South Carolina, 1890-1894, and U.S. senator, 1895-1918; from Trenton (Edgefield Co.), S.C. From the description of Papers, 1894-1897. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20400241 The series title represents "Personal Unprocessed" and was designed as such by staff at the South Caroliniana Library as part of their system of classifying collections. Apparently this part of the Tillman Papers was processed at a later date than the Incoming and Outg...

Beresford Bounty Fund.

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Lesesne, James Petigru, 1848-1892.

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Charleston, S.C. attorney. He was the son of Henry Deas Lesesne (1810-1886) and Harriet Louise Petigru (d. 1877), daughter of James Louis Petigru (1789-1863). From the description of James Petigru Lesesne letterpress copybook, 1880-1892. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 35953530 ...

College of Charleston

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