John Wroughton Mitchell papers, 1817-1900.

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John Wroughton Mitchell papers, 1817-1900.

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Chiefly business documents re Mitchell's law practice. Announcement, 19 Feb. 1827, notifying Mitchell of upcoming Charleston City Council meeting; letter, 14 Oct. 1857, from Colburn and Holland, Charleston, S.C., re stock market reaction to the recent financial panic and identifying banks which suspended operations. Letter, 10 Nov. 1857, New York, N.Y., from Charles Manning Furman, Charleston, S.C., re bank stock prices, the local economic situation, and hoping that Mitchell was not affected by the recent financial crisis in New York, N.Y.; letter, 14 Dec. 1857, from Moise and DeLeon, Charleston, S.C., re sale of Ada Clare McElhenny's stock and listing of accounts and sales ordered by Mitchell. Early materials include certificate, 31 May 1817, admitting Mitchell to the S.C. Bar Association signed by Elihu Hall Bay, Abraham Nott, David Johnson, C.J. Colcock, and Langdon Cheves; and lawyer's receipt book, 1817-1835, 1856-1870, Charleston, S.C., including 1817-1835, cases involving freedmen and sailors; and New York, N.Y., 1856-1870, re interest payments on clients' bonds and mortgages.

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University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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Cheves, Langdon, 1776-1857

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Langdon Cheves (September 17, 1776 – June 26, 1857) was an American politician, lawyer and businessman from South Carolina. He was a U. S. Representative from 1810 to 1815, served as Speaker of the House in 1814–1815, and was president of the Second Bank of the United States from 1819 to 1822. Langdon Cheves was born at Bull Town Fort, on the Rocky River in South Carolina. His father, Alexander, was a native of Scotland; his mother, Mary Langdon, was from Virginia. At the age of ten he went t...

McElhenny, Ada Clare

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Mitchell, John Wroughton.

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Lawyer of Charleston, S.C. and New York, N.Y. From the description of John Wroughton Mitchell papers, 1817-1900. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 41024361 ...

Colburn and Holland (Charleston, S.C.)

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Bay, Elihu Hall, 1754-1838

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Moise and DeLeon (Charleston, S.C.)

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Johnson, David, 1782-1855

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Governor of South Carolina, 1846-1848; native of Virginia; planter, of Union District, S.C. From the description of David Johnson papers, 1810-1985; (bulk, 1810-1855). (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 30843718 ...

Furman, Charles Manning, 1797-1870.

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South Carolina Bar Association

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Organization for lawyers founded in 1884; in 1975 the South Carolina Bar Association and the South Carolina State Bar (organized in 1968) merged to form the South Carolina Bar. From the description of Program, 1928 Feb. 16, for the 35th annual dinner of the South Carolina Bar Association. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 191734938 ...

Nott (Judge) (Abraham), 1768-1830

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South Carolina judge and U.S. Representative. At the time of his death Nott was a trustee for the South Carolina College (later the University of South Carolina). From the description of Letter : Columbia, [S.C.], to Judge Johnson, Charleston, [S.C.], 1830 March 16. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32144715 ...

Colcock, Charles Jones, 1820-1891.

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