The public to Benj. Smith & Co ... : bill, 1756 Jan.

South Carolina.

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Brig. Gen. James Simons of the South Carolina Militia was given command of Morris Island early in 1861, as the nascent Confederate forces turned their attention to the federal garrison in Fort Sumter. With two brigades under his command, Morris presided over the reduction of Sumter and was later placed in command of the 4th Brigade, South Carolina Militia, stationed in and near Charleston. From the guide to the South Carolina Militia orderly book, South Carolina Militia,...

Newberry Library

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The Newberry was founded on July 1, 1887 and opened for business on September 6 of that year. The Newberry’s establishment came about because of a contingent provision in the will of Chicago businessman Walter L. Newberry (1804-68), which left what later amounted to approximately $2.2 million for the foundation of a “free, public” library on the north side of the Chicago River, if his two children died without issue. After the deaths of Mr. Newberry’s daughters and then, in 1885, of his widow, t...

Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)

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Benjamin B. Smith & Co.

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Pinckney, William, 1704-1766.

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South Carolina merchant and public official. The son of South Carolina settler Thomas Pinckney, William Pinckney was South Carolina's commissary general until his death in 1766. From 1747 to 1761, he also served as the province's sole commissioner of Indian trade. From the description of These are to desire and require inhabitants of this province where these five Cherokee Indians may call at for provision in their way home to supply them with the same ... : ...