William J. Cordes letters, 1904-1921.

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William J. Cordes letters, 1904-1921.

Letters to William J. Cordes in Charleston (S.C.) concern stock transactions; an insurance policy payment; payment for the erection of a monument for the grave of Captain H.S. Cordes; business matters; politics, mainly mention of Thomas P. Stoney's campaign for solicitor; and other matters. Correspondents include H.H. Dawson, Robert O. Purdy, J.D. Ernest Meyer, Jr., O. Frank Hart, and W.D. Morgan.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7394330

South Carolina Historical Society

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Cordes, William J. (William Joseph), 1890-

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Charleston, S.C. attorney. Cordes entered into a partnership to practice law with Thomas P. Stoney in 1914 and continued in that practice until 1918. From the description of William J. Cordes letters, 1904-1921. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 37522254 ...

Stoney, Thomas P. (Thomas Porcher), 1889-1973

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Berkeley County and Charleston, S.C., attorney and politician. He began his legal career in 1911 working for prominent Charleston attorney J.P.K. Bryan and subsequently practiced law independently and in partnership with several other attorneys. Stoney began his political career by winning the race for South Carolina Ninth Circuit solicitor in 1916, a position to which he was reelected in 1920. Stoney was elected mayor of Charleston in 1923 and again in 1927. As a member of the Democratic Party,...