Henry Ravenel family papers, 1731-1867.

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Henry Ravenel family papers, 1731-1867.

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Papers consist of correspondence, journals, financial records, slave and estate records, and other items. Family and business correspondence (1809-1859) covers topics such as politics, family matters, the operations and finances of the Limestone Springs Company resort near Spartanburg (S.C.), and tall tales of the South Carolina backcountry. Correspondents include James L. Petigru, John B. O'Neall, Charles W. Rice, and others. Diary (1806-1822) of Henry Ravenel (1790-1867) concerns his social activities, horse racing, participation in a search party hunting runaway slaves near Pineville (S.C.), plantation affairs, and other matters, and includes lists of slaves he bought or inherited. A journal (1731-1826) kept by Henry Ravenel (1729-1785) and others contains notes on family births, deaths, and marriages, lists of slaves, and entries regarding the weather and crops. Journal (ca. 1780-1853) first kept by Rene Ravenel (1762-1822) and continued by Henry Ravenel (1790-1867) also records family events, weather conditions, and trips to Charleston (S.C.) from Pooshee Plantation. A plantation journal (1836-1845, one later entry in 1862) describes crop yields and sales of cotton from Pooshee and elswhere; another, inscribed "Crop Book" (1810-1832), contains entries on weather, crops, and slaves, and includes a slave list. Financial records include a receipt book (1798-1823) of Henry Ravenel (1751-1823), and account books (1845-1855) and a medical daybook (1816-1834) of Henry Ravenel (1790-1867). Estate accounts (1749-1750) for the estate of Rene Ravenel (d. ca. 1749) are contained within a daybook (1744-1777) of his brother Henry Ravenel (1729-1785). Estate account book (1827-1836) for Paul de St. Julien Ravenel includes lists of slaves at Pooshee. Slave records include a book (1771-1867) listing births of slaves from Woodboo and Hanover plantations. Other items include stock certificates, accounts, and other documents pertaining to the Limestone Springs Company of Spartanburg, S.C.

ca. 100 items.

South Carolina Historical Society

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South Carolina Historical Society

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Ravenel, Rene, 1762-1822

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Ravenel, Rene, d. ca. 1749

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Ravenel family.

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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 ...

O'Neall, John Belton, 1793-1863

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Author, judge, and state legislator of Newberry County, S.C.; raised in the Quaker faith; educated at South Carolina College; began practicing law, May 1814; espoused Unionist views during the Nullification controversy of 1832; served four terms in the S.C. House between 1816 and 1828, including two terms as Speaker of the S.C. House. From the description of John Belton O'Neall papers, 1815-1953. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 744565098 ...

Petigru, James Louis, 1789-1863

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Lawyer of Charleston, S.C.; Union Party supporter and opponent of nullification and secession; Attorney General of S.C., 1822-1830; unsuccessful Unionist candidate for the S.C. Senate, 1830; code commissioner, 1859-1863; graduate, S.C. College, 1809; son of William Pettigrew (1758-1837) and Louise Guy Gibert Pettigrew; husband of Jane Amelia Postell; father of artist Caroline Petigru Carson (b. 1820-1892). From the description of James Louis Petigru papers, 1822-1948. (University of ...

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 ...

Limestone Springs Company (Spartanburg, S.C.)

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Ravenel, Paul de St. Julien, 1765-1820

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Rice, Charles W.

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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 ...