Davis Thacher diary, 1816 July-1818 Dec. 31.

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Davis Thacher diary, 1816 July-1818 Dec. 31.

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Diary, July 1816-31 Dec. 1818, dedicated to Davis Thacher, apparently written by his unidentified brother, describing his trip from Massachusetts to New York, N.Y., and Charleston, S.C., and his thoughts on life in the South. Entries describe his brother's experiences in South Carolina, "I may die abroad... my adventures may be interesting"; topics include seeking employment, working as a clerk and bookkeeper in Charleston, and as a tutor, with Dr. D[avid] Jervey, in Christ Church Parish, a position that he found challenging. Includes description of the Circular Congregational Church designed by Robert Mills, which Davis believed to be "the largest in the United States - cost $100,000"; sporting and leisure activities such as hunting on Bull's Island property owned by Christopher Fitzsimons with an account of the 1817 marriage between Fitzsimons' daughter, Anne, and [Wade Hampton II], noting that Hampton "gave her merely as a nuptial present $130,000 - The Bride-groom received the same from his father"; and membership in the "Amasophic Library Society" On the topic of horse racing, Thacher reported that "many came from Kentucky, Tennessee &other places equally distant"

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University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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Fitzsimons, Christopher, fl. 1863.

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Merchant and planter of Charleston, S.C.; commissioner of Bank of South Carolina, Charleston, S.C.; native of Ireland; husband of Catherine Pritchard; father of Catherine Fitzsimons, who later became wife of James Henry Hammond. From the description of Christopher Fitzsimons papers, 1799-1956. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 41957456 ...

Thacher, Davis, 1793-1873.

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Native of Massachusetts; married, 1819, to Mary Sellars Nye, in Fairhaven, Bristol, Mass. From the description of Davis Thacher diary, 1816 July-1818 Dec. 31. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 41882250 ...

Independent or Congregational Church of Charleston, South Carolina

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Christ Church Parish (Charleston, S.C.)

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Thacher family.

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Hampton Wade, 1791-1858.

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Wade Hampton I (1754-1835), was an army officer and United States representative from Virginia. Wade Hampton II was born in 1791 and died in 1858). Wade Hampton III (1818-1902), was a Confederate Army officer and governor and United States senator of South Carolina. From the guide to the Wade Hampton Papers, ., 1791-1907, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) ...

Jarvis family.

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Fitzsimons family.

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Amasophic Library Society.

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Jervey, David, 1775-1851.

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Charleston Library Society (Charleston, S.C.)

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Hampton, Anne Fitzsimmons, 1794-1833.

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