William Loughton Smith papers, 1774-1834.

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William Loughton Smith papers, 1774-1834.

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Papers consist of legal documents and records, accounts and other financial records, correspondence, and other items. Included are the papers of Smith's agent David Campbell (d. 1822). Legal papers chiefly pertain to estates administered by Smith and include wills, accounts, receipts, indentures, and related correspondence. Individuals represented include Smith's brother-in-law Barnard Elliott and Alexander Skene. Other case material (1780-1812) pertains to a dispute over a ship (Indien, renamed South Carolina) of Luxembourg used by South Carolina during the Revolution; included is an "Extract and Translation" (1780) of the original contract, a report (1805) by Smith, correspondence, and many documents in French. Two volumes (1795-1805) contain abstracts of court records of cases determined in South Carolina constitutional courts. Correspondence (1789-1794), mostly letters to Edward Rutledge during Smith's terms in Congress, concerns Smith's contested election to Congress, the powers of the presidency, the Constitution, foreign affairs, and other political matters. Financial records include accounts (1774-1813) for bonds, notes, mortgages, and other investments and transactions; receipts; and related correspondence. There are also accounts and receipts of Smith's children Thomas L. Smith and Anne C. Smith (later Anne Pederson) and accounts and receipts of Smith's brother Joseph A. Smith. In addition, there are accounts, receipts, and other financial records of the Santee Canal and Catawba Co. and correspondence and other documents concerning the Dismal Swamp Canal Co. (Va.). Other items include bonds; estate records of William L. Smith; a bond (1807) between Smith and the trustees of the College of Charleston; a lease (1806) of College lands to Smith; two financial and appointment journals (1781, 1782); a copy of "The American Repository and Annual Register of the United States" (1798) with notes in the "Memorandums" section; a manuscript (n.d.) of a play (40 p.); and a critical essay.

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Rutledge, Edward, 1749-1800

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Edward Rutledge (November 23, 1749 – January 23, 1800) was an American Founding Father and politician who signed the Continental Association and was the youngest signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence. He later served as the 39th Governor of South Carolina from December 1798 until his death. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Rutledge was educated in law at Oxford and studied for and was admitted to the English Bar. Returning to Charleston, he had a successful law practic...

College of Charleston

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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 ...

Elliott, Barnard, d. 1778.

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Skene, Alexander, active 1739

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Alexander Skene was Treasurer of the City of Edinburgh and Dean of the Guild of Aberdeen when he and his wife, Lilias, were convinced as Quakers in 1669. In 1672, Aberdeen Monthly Meeting resolved to record a general history of the Society of Friends in Scotland. At that time, some of the earliest members were instructed to visit Alexander Skene to assist him with this work. Skene himself was imprisoned "merely for the act of public worship" in 1676 or 1677. From the description of A...

Smith, Thomas Loughton, d. 1817.

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Santee Canal Company.

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Catawba Company

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Pederson, Anne Caroline Smith.

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Smith, Joseph Allen, ca. 1769-1828.

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South Carolina (Frigate)

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Nuclear-powered guided missile frigate. From the description of South Carolina (Frigate) Collection, 1970-1974. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 31523345 ...

Dismal Swamp Canal Company

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The Dismal Swamp Canal, which connects Chesapeake Bay and Albemarle Sound, was proposed as early as 1763 when George Washington and five associates formed the "Adventurers for Draining the Great Dismal Swamp." This company abandoned the project as economically unfeasible. In 1784, the Dismal Swamp Canal Company was created. On December 1, 1787, the Virginia Assembly passed an "Act for cutting a navigable canal ..." Digging of the canal finally began in 1793. Most of the work was don...