Correspondence, 1775.

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Correspondence, 1775.

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Contemporary copies (4 p.) of correspondence (August 1775) between Henry Laurens, William Campbell (colonial governor of South Carolina), and Alex[ander] Innes (secretary to the Governor) regarding a trial and request for pardon for a slave, the dubious testimony of another slave, and confusion about Governor Campbell's position on the matters.

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South Carolina Historical Society

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Laurens, Henry, 1724-1792

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Henry Laurens (March 6, 1724 [O.S. February 24, 1723] – December 8, 1792) was an American Founding Father, merchant, slave trader, and rice planter from South Carolina who became a political leader during the Revolutionary War. A delegate to the Second Continental Congress, Laurens succeeded John Hancock as president of the Continental Congress. He was a signatory to the Articles of Confederation. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, he recieved his early education there before being sent to L...

Campbell, William, d. 1778.

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