David Campbell papers, 1788-1818.

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David Campbell papers, 1788-1818.

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Papers consist of business correspondence, legal documents, accounts, slave records, and other items. Correspondence (1797-1811) is chiefly that of David Campbell at Bell Bluff Plantation (near the Edisto River), Charleston (S.C.), and elsewhere with William Loughton Smith and his attorney William Allen Deas concerning Smith's land holdings, bonds, and other financial and business affairs. Letters also concern Campbell's financial affairs, legal disputes regarding his property, his desire to purchase Bell Bluff Plantation (1807), and his indebtedness to William Loughton Smith. Other correspondents include Adam Tunno and Charles R. Simpson. Accounts (1788-1806) of William Lougthton Smith with David Campbell are for bonds, notes, stocks, rents, and other investments and transactions handled by Campbell for Smith. Some accounts pertain to Smith's subscription of the state debt; there are also two statements (1794) of subscriptions of loans for the debt of the state of South Carolina, detailing totals of principal and interest. Other accounts (ca. 1792-18) of David Campbell are with Tunno & Cox and others. Legal documents include a power of attorney (1800); bonds (1791-1804); a decree concerning a bond; an assignment of judgement (1818) against David Campbell; and an indenture (1805) between David Campbell and William Loughton Smith. Slave records include slave mortgages (1792, 1804) and notes and lists concerning mortgaged slaves.

ca. 300 items.

South Carolina Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7386406

South Carolina Historical Society

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Deas, William Allen, b. 1764.

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Smith, William Loughton, 1758-1812

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Charleston, S.C. attorney, plantation owner, South Carolina state representative, U.S. representative, and U.S. diplomat. Smith used his wealth to subscribe nearly $12,000 of the state debt due to the Revolution. He was president (1808) of the Santee Canal Co. and invested heavily in it and other canal projects. From the description of William Loughton Smith papers, 1774-1834. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36794383 ...

Campbell, David, d. 1822.

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Plantation owner of Saint Bartholomew Parish (Colleton District, S.C.). A native of Great Britain, David Campbell served in the 63rd British Regiment during the American Revolution. After the war he settled in South Carolina and in 1784 married Elizabeth Smith, niece of William Loughton Smith (1758-1812), a Charleston, S.C. attorney, plantation owner, politician, and U.S. diplomat. Campbell began to act as William Loughton Smith's agent around 1788, handling his financial and business affairs. B...

Tunno, Adam

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