Ravenel family papers, 1746-1941.

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Ravenel family papers, 1746-1941.

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Papers consist of correspondence, writings, financial records, scrapbooks, and other items. Included are the papers of Edmund Ravenel (1797-1871) and William Ravenel (1806-1888). Correspondence (1882-1941), mostly that of Rose Pringle Ravenel, but also other Ravenel family members and friends, concerns family and social matters, family estates, Ravenel genealogy, business affairs, and other matters. Included are letters of William Ravenel (1806-1888) and others regarding a family portrait (miniature) taken by a Union soldier in Cheraw (S.C.) during the Civil War. Correspondents of Rose P. Ravenel include Gabriel E. Manigault, Robert C. Winthrop, Yates Snowden, Owen Wister, and others. Writings (ca. 1890-1940) are mainly those of Rose P. Ravenel and include manuscripts of Gullah stories about Brer Rabbit and Brer Wolf, anecdotes about African Americans, manuscript of and notes for "Some Churches in Colonial Times In and Near Charleston," poems, and reminiscences. Also included are essays (apparently school exercises on various subjects) and a speech (1930). Financial records consist of an account book (1806-1807) of Reverend Edward Jenkins of Charleston (S.C.) which contains accounts with James Reid Pringle and lists payments to upholsterer and cabinetmaker John Watson and others; and a receipt book (1823-1850) of Mary Ravenel McCall. Scrapbooks (1855-1925) of Rose P. Ravenel and other Ravenel family members contain clippings, verse, literary and religious passages, quotations, and calling cards. Other items include reports to stockholders of the Stono Phosphate Company and stock certificates.

1.25 linear ft.

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South Carolina Historical Society

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Wister, Owen, 1860-1938

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Epithet: American author British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000497.0x000028 Born in Pennsylvania, raised in South Carolina, and educated at Harvard, Owen Wister travelled in the Western U.S. as a young man. Although he returned to the East and Harvard law school, he acted upon a friend's suggestion and began writing thrilling Western stories for Harper's. His well-researched stories, particularly The Virginian, he...

Winthrop, Robert C. (Robert Charles), 1809-1894

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Robert Charles Winthrop (May 12, 1809 – November 16, 1894) was an American lawyer and philanthropist and one time Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. He was a descendant of John Winthrop. Robert Charles Winthrop was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Thomas Lindall Winthrop (1760–1841), the Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, and Elizabeth Bowdoin Temple (1769–1825), who were married on July 25, 1786. He was the youngest of 13 children born to his parents. Winthrop attende...

Manigault, Gabriel E. (Gabriel Edward), 1833-1899

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Physican and graduate of the College of Charleston (Charleston, South Carolina) who studied medicine at the University of South Carolina and zoology in Paris. Gabriel Edward Manigault became curator of the College of Charleston Museum (Charleston, S.C.) in 1873. From the description of The black whale captured in Charleston Harbor, January 1880, 1885. (College of Charleston). WorldCat record id: 31740999 Charleston, S.C. physician, plantation owner, professor, curator of the...

McCall, Mary Ravenel, 1800-1886.

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Pringle, James Reid, 1782-1840.

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Charleston, S.C. politician, plantation owner, and U.S. Customs collector for the port of Charleston (1819-1840). He served in both the Senate and the House of Representatives of South Carolina, and owned plantations in St. Helena Parish and Prince William Parish. He was the son of Robert Pringle (1755-1811) and Mary Reid (1766-1784). In 1807 Pringle married Elizabeth Mary McPherson, daughter of John McPherson and Susannah Miles. From the description of James Reid Pringle papers, 174...

Jenkins, Edward, 11744-1821.

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Snowden, Yates, 1858-1933

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Historian and educator. Yates Snowden was born in Charleston, South Carolina, and was a professor of history at the University of South Carolina. From the description of Letter : Columbia, S.C., to Judge [Smith], 1922 Oct. 23. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32144712 ...

Watson, John, 1751-1812.

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Ravenel, William, 1806-1888

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William Ravenel, son of South Carolina plantation owner Daniel Ravenel (1762-1807), married Eliza Butler Pringle (1814-1888), whose sister was Rosamund (Rosa) Miles Pringle. From the description of Letter : Charleston, S.C., to Rosa Pringle, 1863 Nov. 3. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32144160 Charleston (S.C.) businessman. William Ravenel was a member of the mercantile firm of Ravenel & Co., a cotton factorage and importing business. He was...

Ravenel, Rose P.

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Daughter of William Ravenel (1806-1888) and Eliza Butler Pringle Ravenel. From the description of Rose P. Ravenel family papers, 1857-ca. 1920. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 37522863 Rose Pringle Ravenel (1850-1943) and William Ravenel (1845-1863) were the children of Eliza Butler Pringle Ravenel and William Ravenel (1802-1888). Eliza Butler Pringle Ravenel was the sister of Rosamund Miles Pringle (1823-1919) and Julius St. Julien Pringle. ...

Stono Phosphate Company.

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Ravenel family.

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South Carolina family. William Ravenel (1806-1888), son of Daniel Ravenel (1762-1807), was a Charleston (S.C.) businessman. He was a member of the mercantile firm of Ravenel & Co., and president of the Stono Phosphate Company. His wife, Eliza Butler Pringle Ravenel (1814-1888), was the daughter of James Reid Pringle (1782-1840). Mary Ravenel McCall (1800-1886) was the sister of William Ravenel. William Ravenel's daughter Rose Pringle Ravenel (1850-1943) was a Charleston (S.C.) writer and art...