Drayton family papers, 1837-1869.

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Drayton family papers, 1837-1869.

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Papers consist of correspondence, writings, military records, accounts, plats, and other items. Included are the papers of James Shoolbred Drayton (1820-1867) and John Drayton (1831-1912). Papers include a letter (n.d.) about a "slight altercation between Col. Tarleton and my grandfather Dr. Charles Drayton" at Drayton Hall during the American Revolution; a letter (1863) to Thomas Henry Middleton Drayton in Texas concerning a shipment of cotton; a copy (n.d.) of a list of slaves given cloth and blankets at Drayton Hall; and tax receipts (1861-1862) for the property (including horses, slaves, and land) of Thomas Henry Middleton Drayton in Brazoria County (Texas). Writings (n.d.) consist of manuscripts of poems (many signed "Hall") and a fragment (5 p.) of a novel about a young man named Sidney Gist. Account book (1852-1856) of Mary Middleton Shoolbred Drayton contains her accounts with Legare & Colcock for sales of cotton and payments of household expenses, taxes, and other expenditures; entries for 1856 are her estate accounts. Plats (n.d.) of a farm are possibly school exercises of James Shoolbred Drayton; another plat of land (location not indicated) is contained in a letter fragment or draft (n.d.) of James S. Drayton.

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Tarleton, Lieutenant-General (Banastre), 1754-1833

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English soldier. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Bath, to Messrs. Byfield, 1805 Aug. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270574491 British commander in the Revolutionary War. From the description of Autograph signature to power of attorney, 1791 Dec. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270580596 From the description of Autograph letter in the third person : to M. De Chemart, 1815 Jan. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270574284 B...

Drayton, Thomas Henry Middleton, 1828-1867.

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Drayton, James Shoolbred, 1820-1867

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Surveyor. The son of Dr. Charles Drayton (1785-1844) and Mary Middleton Shoolbred (1794-1855), and grandson of Charles Drayton (1743-1820) of Drayton Hall, James Shoolbred Drayton was born on Jehosse Island (Charleston County, S.C.) in 1820 and married Louisa Eleanor Elford (d. 1851) in 1844. His second wife was Louisa A. Willis (d. 1867), whom he married in 1862. James S. Shoolbred died in Brazoria County, Texas. From the description of James Shoolbred Drayton papers, 1837-1867. (Th...

Drayton, Charles, 1743-1820.

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Drayton family.

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South Carolina family. Dr. Charles Drayton (1785-1844), the only son of Charles Drayton (1743-1820) of Drayton Hall, married Mary Middleton Shoolbred (1794-1855), daughter of James Shoolbred and Mary Middleton, in 1813. Their children included James Shoolbred Drayton (1820-1867), Dr. John Drayton (1831-1912), Thomas Henry Middleton Drayton (1828-1867), and Charles Drayton (1814-1852), heir of Drayton Hall. From the description of Drayton family papers, 1837-1869. (The South Carolina ...

Drayton, Mary Middleton Shoolbred, 1794-1855

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