Edward McCrady papers, 1750-1922.

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Edward McCrady papers, 1750-1922.

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Papers consist of legal records, correspondence, writings, estate records, business papers, scrapbooks, and other documents. Legal documents and related papers include a group of documents (1750-1903) pertaining to various legal cases handled by McCrady and his law firm including summonses, conveyances, wills, deeds, and other items; plats (1784-ca. 1860) of properties mainly in Charleston (S.C.); briefs (ca. 1855-1880), including one concerning railroad litigation (ca. 1856); two bound volumes containing documents (1872-1878) pertaining to the case of James S. Gibbes v. The Greenville & Columbia Railroad Co.; case papers (1865-1893) pertaining to the cases of Mary Hyatt v. William McBurney and Caroline Petigru Carson, Harvey Terry v. Bank of Chester, and several cases involving the estate of William R. Davie; and legal documents, correspondence, minutes, and other items concerning the Valley River Mining Co. Included are two journals (1870,1872) containing daily summaries of McCrady's conferences with clients and other aspects of his law practice. Estate records include accounts, correspondence, receipts, and other items concerning the estates of Charles T. Lowndes and others. Correspondence (1803-1917) relates to legal cases and services and includes letters between clients John M. and Susan H. Van Rhyn concerning a domestic dispute, and correspondence (1868-1897) with William H. Trescot concerning legal questions, politics, and personal matters. Other correspondence concerns personal and family affairs, politics, McCrady's historical writings, and other matters, and includes McCrady's correspondence with Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. and editors of law reviews. Papers (1875-1877) relating to St. Philip's (Episcopal) Church consist of property records, vestry committee reports, correspondence, and other items. Militia records (1883-1885) include correspondence, special orders, and printed materials; many letters concern the deployment of militia troops during times of racial tensions. Papers (1827-1870s) pertaining to McCrady's historical writings and research include manuscripts, and maps and other printed materials. Financial records (1855-1903) consist of receipts for household and personal expenses, cash account books, and receipts for legal services. Scrapbooks (1876-1903) contain clippings concerning politics and other current events, and reviews of McCrady's book "History of South Carolina."

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South Carolina Historical Society

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South Carolina. Militia

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A number of South Carolina militia units were adopted into the Continental Army. The 1st South Carolina Regiment, organized in 1775, consisted of ten companies. The Regiment was consolidated, although it retained its name, with the 5th Regiment, February 11, 1780 to consist of nine companies. It was reorganized in late 1782 and early 1783 to consist of three companies, and disbanded November 15, 1783. The 2nd Regiment was also organized in 1775 to consist of ten companie...

Trescot, William Henry, 1822-1898

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Charleston and Pendleton, South Carolina attorney, plantation owner, historian, and politician. From the description of Letters to W.W. Humphries, 1868-1871. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32140211 ...

McCrady, Edward, 1833-1903

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Charleston, South Carolina attorney, civic leader, and vestryman of St. Philips (Episcopal) Church. Born in 1802, McCrady was raised under the care of his grandfather William Johnson and was sent to Yale College at the age of fifteen, graduating in 1820. McCrady served as the U.S. District Attorney in South Carolina from 1839 to 1850, and as a state legislator. In 1829 he married Louisa Rebecca Lane. Edward McCrady died in 1892. From the description of Edward McCrady legal journal, 1...

St. Philip's Church (Charleston, S.C.)

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Episcopal church. St. Philip's is the oldest church organization in Charleston, South Carolina. From the description of Petition to the Mayor and Aldermen of Charleston, S.C., 1878 June 4. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32144869 ...

Davie, William Richardson, 1756-1820

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William Richardson Davie (1756-1820) was a lawyer, state legislator, Revolutionary officer, member of the United States Constitutional Convention, Federalist governor of North Carolina, and peace commissioner to France, and was influential in the founding of the University of North Carolina. He moved from Halifax County, N.C., to Lancaster District, S.C., in 1805. From the guide to the William Richardson Davie Papers, 1758-1819, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. ...

Lowndes, Charles Tidyman, 1808-1884.

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Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr., 1841-1935

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Holmes was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to the prominent writer and physician Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. and abolitionist Amelia Lee Jackson. Dr. Holmes was a leading figure in Boston intellectual and literary circles. Mrs. Holmes was connected to the leading families; Henry James Sr., Ralph Waldo Emerson and other transcendentalists were family friends. Known as "Wendell" in his youth, Holmes, Henry James Jr. and William James became lifelong friends. Holmes accordingly grew up in an atmospher...