Papers of the Adger, Smyth[e], and Flynn families, 1823-1930.

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Papers of the Adger, Smyth[e], and Flynn families, 1823-1930.

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Adger family papers (ca. 635 items + 2 vol.) consist of letters to John B[ailey] Adger, missionary to Turkey, and Civil War letters of Adger, Augustine, and Ellison Smyth; letter, 22 July 1831, Charleston, S.C., "Mother" to J.B. Adger, Winnsboro, S.C., re S.C. politics, and nullification; letter, 2 Jan. 1833, Malta, W.M. Thomson, to J.B. Adger, Princeton, N.J., re missionaries in Middle East, politics in Syria and Damascus; volume, 1838, by Thomas Smyth, "Manual for the use of the members of the Second Presbyterian Church, Charleston." Letter, 5 Dec. 1844, Augusta, Ga., H[annah] Longstreet, to J.B. Adger, re missionary work in Smyrna [Turkey]; letter, 22 Feb. 1851, Columbia Theological Seminary, D[avid] L. Buttolph, to Margaret M.A. Smyth, re donations by Ladies of the Education Society to Smyth's missionary fund; letters, 1853, from H[annah] Longstreet, re her world travels; letter, 8 Sept. 1854, Sullivan's Island, S.C., Mrs. T. Smyth to John, Elizabeth, and Jane Ann [Smyth], Pendleton, S.C., re hurricane. Letter, 18 June 1860, Washington, D.C., J.B. Adger to Jane Ann Smyth, re trip to capital and original plan for Washington Monument; also letter, 26 July 1861, Manassas, Va., W[illia]m E. Boggs to Jane Ann Smyth, re death and dismemberment of soldiers, and work with the camp chaplain; letter, 19 July 1862, near Richmond, Va., W.E. Boggs to J.A. Smyth, re deaths including William Ellison, and writing sermons. Letter, 11 Feb. 1863, Fredricksburg, Va., W.E. Boggs, to J.A. Smyth, re battlefield; letter, 20 Aug. 1863, Richland Prison, Columbia, S.C., Lt. L.W. Preston to Captain, re his capture during assault on Fort Sumter, fortifications, other prisoners, and suggesting exchange of POWs; letter, 25 Mar. 1865, from Mary L[eland] re burning of Columbia, and casualties at Benton, N.C.; undated letters, [186u], M.M.A. Smyth, to J.A. Smyth, Charleston, S.C., re empty streets after Civil War, freedmen, and destruction by soldiers. Letter, 14 Apr. 1865, Summerton, S.C., "Sue" to J.A. Smyth, Pendleton, S.C., re Union soldiers under Col. Potter and destruction of Manning and Sumter, S.C.; letter, 5 June 1866, New York, N.Y., Benj[amin] Douglass, to Rev. T[homas] Smyth, re invitation to visit New York; letters, 1867-1870, re travel accounts from various places in Europe; letters, 1872-1873, Philadelphia, Pa., re student life and school activities. Adger family scrapbook of newspaper clippings, ca. 1823-1866, re coverage of antebellum news, secession, and the Civil War (described separately in catalog).

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Adger, Joseph E. (Joseph Ellison), 1824-1898

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Adger, John B. (John Bailey), 1810-1899

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PCUS minister and professor at Columbia Theological Seminary. From the description of John B. Adger papers, 1871. (Columbia Theological Seminary). WorldCat record id: 649065467 South Carolina resident; professor at Theological Seminary, Columbia, S.C. From the description of Papers, 1839, 1852. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 31187646 John Bailey Adger was born in Charleston, South Carolina and was a Presbyterian minister, a missionary to ...

Adger family.

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Leland, Mary Claudia, 1833-1902

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Thomson, William M. (William McClure), 1806-1894

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American clergyman. From the description of Autograph letters signed (7) : Albany, Beirut, etc. to Harper & Bros., 1858 Dec. 20-1859 Aug. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270572284 ...

Smyth, Ellison Adger, 1847-1942

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Native of Charleston, S.C.; educated at The Citadel; president of Pelzer Manufacturing Company, a textile mill in Anderson County, S.C. From the description of Ellison Adger Smyth papers, 1887-1904. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 34413855 ...

Smith family.

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Flynn family.

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Douglass, Benjamin, 1838-1909

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Boggs, William Ellison, 1838-1920

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Buttolph, David Lyman (1822-1905)

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Smythe family.

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Smyth, James Adger, 1837-1920.

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James Adger Smyth was a Charleston businessman and was the valedictorian of the College of Charleston in 1858. He was also a member of Company A of the 25th South Carolina Infantry in 1862. From the description of Papers, 1857-1858. (College of Charleston). WorldCat record id: 49714080 Charleston, S.C. businessman. He was the son of Rev. Thomas Smyth (1808-1873) and Margaret Milligan Adger (1807-1884). In April of 1862 James Adger Smyth joined Company A of the 25th South Car...

Smyth, Margaret Milligan Adger, 1808-1884.

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Smyth, Thomas, 1808-1873

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Presbyterian clergyman and author, of Charleston, S.C. From the description of Papers, 1830-1861. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20315252 Charleston, S.C. Presbyterian clergyman. He became pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church of Charleston, S.C. in 1832. He was the author of numerous books, pamphlets, sermons, and tracts. Smyth married Margaret Milligan Adger (1807-1884), daughter of James Adger (1777-1858) and Sarah Elizabeth Ellison (1783-1856). Their c...

Smyth, Jane Ann, 1822-1899.

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