Charles H. Simonton legal papers, 1868-1899.

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Simonton, Charles H. (Charles Henry), 1829-1904. Charles H. Simonton legal papers, 1868-1899.

Charles H. Simonton legal papers, 1868-1899.

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Papers consist of legal documents and property and financial records. Papers (1868-1891) pertaining to the trust estate of Mrs. Julia M.M. Graves include a mortgage (1878) of Old Town, a plantation located in St. Andrew's Parish (S.C.); bonds between Charles H. Simonton (trustee) and the law firm of Mitchell & Smith; a direct tax claim (1891); trust estate accounts; copies of deeds and conveyances of property in Charleston (S.C.); a memorandum of contract of sale (1875) of Orange Grove Plantation and Old Town Plantation; correspondence; receipts; and other items. Papers (1875-1883) pertaining to the case of Harriett E. Graham v. Albert H. Mowry et al. include a decree; accounts for the sale of a lot on the west side of Rutledge Avenue in Charleston (S.C.); and an abstract of title to property situated at the northwest corner of Spring and Rutledge streets in Charleston (S.C.). Papers pertaining to property located on the "north side" of Spring Street in Charleston (S.C.) include mortgages (1873, 1879); a conveyance (1869); receipts; and a "schedule of personal property of W.B. Burden in his residence on the north side of Spring Street (number 94) in Charleston, South Carolina." Other items include mortgages, a bankruptcy petition, an affidavit, and other documents pertaining to various legal cases handled by the law firm of Simonton & Barker or Charles H. Simonton.

ca. 75 items.

South Carolina Historical Society