Adger family papers, 1796-1893.

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Adger family papers, 1796-1893.

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Papers consist of correspondence, estate and financial records, and other items. Family correspondence (1796-1893) of James Adger, Sarah E. Adger, Margaret Milligan Adger Smyth, Thomas Smyth, Jane A. Adger, and others concerns family matters, business concerns, travels, an 1836 shipwreck near Cape Hatteras (N.C.), affairs of the Second Presbyterian Church (Charleston, S.C.), and other matters. Other items include clippings, a lottery ticket (1809), a lease (1866), a printed copy of the will (1849) of William Bones, and pamphlets (1879) and legal documents pertaining to the bankruptcy of James Adger & Co. Papers (1850-1897) of James Adger (1777-1858) and other family members chiefly consist of financial records including receipt books (1850-1897), many of which pertain to the estate of James Adger (1777-1858); a cashbook (1875-1886) for groceries and other expenses; William Adger's receipt book (1852-1892) for general sundries and the estate of James Adger (1777-1858); a receipt book (1859-1860) of Robert Adger; Margaret Milligan Adger Smyth's accounts (1850-1860) with James Adger & Co. and her receipts (1879-1888) for personal expenses; trustee accounts (1850-1876) of Robert Adger and William Adger; and accounts of Jane A. Adger and Susan D. Adger with James Adger & Co. John Bailey Adger correspondence (1830-1845) includes letters between John Bailey Adger at Princeton Theological Seminary and his fiancee (later his wife) Elizabeth K. Shrewsbury regarding personal, family, and religious matters; and a letterpress copybook containing tissue copies of Adger's letters from Smyrna (Turkey) to his brother-in-law Thomas Smyth and other clergymen concerning family and religious matters, linguistics, his missionary work, the Near East, and other topics.

ca. 130 items.

South Carolina Historical Society

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Adger family.

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South Carolina family. James Adger (1777-1858) was a wealthy merchant of Charleston, S.C. He married Sarah Elizabeth Ellison (1783-1856), and their children included Margaret Milligan Adger (1807-1884), who married Thomas Smyth (1808-1873); Jane Ann Adger (1822-1899); James Adger (1812-1881); Robert Adger (1814-1891); Susan Dunlap Adger (1808-1884); William Adger (1816-1853); and John Bailey Adger (1810-1899), a Presbyterian minister, missionary to Turkey, and professor at Columbia Theological S...

Adger, James, 1812-1881.

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Second Presbyterian Church (Charleston, S.C.)

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Presbyterian congregation founded in 1809 as Second Presbyterian Church of Charleston and Its Suburbs or The Second Presbyterian Church of the City and Suburbs of Charleston. The sanctuary, which was dedicated in 1811, is located at Meeting and Charlotte Streets. From the description of Second Presbyterian Church records, 1809-1981. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 318900619 Congregation organized in 1809. From the description of Secon...

Adger, Elizabeth Keith Shrewsbury, -1890

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Adger, Robert, 1814-1891

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Smyth, Thomas, 1808-1873

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Presbyterian clergyman and author, of Charleston, S.C. From the description of Papers, 1830-1861. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20315252 Charleston, S.C. Presbyterian clergyman. He became pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church of Charleston, S.C. in 1832. He was the author of numerous books, pamphlets, sermons, and tracts. Smyth married Margaret Milligan Adger (1807-1884), daughter of James Adger (1777-1858) and Sarah Elizabeth Ellison (1783-1856). Their c...

Adger, Jane Ann, 1822-1899.

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James Adger & Co. (Charleston, S.C.)

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Adger, John B. (John Bailey), 1810-1899

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PCUS minister and professor at Columbia Theological Seminary. From the description of John B. Adger papers, 1871. (Columbia Theological Seminary). WorldCat record id: 649065467 South Carolina resident; professor at Theological Seminary, Columbia, S.C. From the description of Papers, 1839, 1852. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 31187646 John Bailey Adger was born in Charleston, South Carolina and was a Presbyterian minister, a missionary to ...

Bones, William

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Smyth, Margaret Milligan Adger, 1807-1884.

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Adger, Susan Dunlap, 1808-1884.

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Adger, James, 1777-1858

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Born November 2, 1777. Businessman in Charleston, SC; founded James Adger and Company, a hardware business and the commission and factorage firm of Adger and Black. Died Spetember 24, 1858. From the description of James Adger letterbook, 1809, 1817-1819, 1936. (Clemson University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 43974603 ...

Adger, Sarah Elizabeth Ellison, 1783-1856.

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