John Stapleton papers, 1790 Oct. 5-1839 Aug. 22.

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John Stapleton papers, 1790 Oct. 5-1839 Aug. 22.

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Correspondence, land papers, slaves records, and plantation journal, 1790-1839; and other papers relating to Stapleton's management of the Bull family estate on St. Helena Island, S.C., and economic difficulties from panics of 1819 and 1837; includes extensive records re the slave community of St. Helena Island. Will, 5 Oct. 1790, of S.C. Lieut. Gov. William Bull II; oversized plat of St. Helena Island, S.C. (1798) showing 3,300 acre tract originally surveyed in 1731 for William Bull, depicting locations of slave quarters, overseer's house, gin house, barn, adjacent property owners, and creeks flowing into St. Helena River, drawn by Joseph Purcell; note, 25 Nov. 1797, re cash accounts of Catherine Stapleton, Administratrix of estate of Mrs. H. Bull. Nineteen letters, 3 Feb.-30 Dec. 1797, exhcanged between Capt. John Stapleton in London, and Mary Hannah Beale and her sister, Catherine Beale Stapleton, topics include settlement of estate of Beale's aunt, Mrs. Hannah Bull, accounts with Capt. John Stapleton, and Bull's life in Charleston and England. Seven lists, ca. 28 Nov. 1800-10 May 1824, lists of slaves at Frogmore Plantation, St. Helena Island, S.C., giving births and deaths, age, origin, and trade or type of work performed, lists of 1816 and 1818 include family groupings and record of male and female slaves who had spouses on other plantations. Plantation journal, 1813-1816, Frogmore [Beaufort County, S.C.], list of African-American slaves, with births, deaths, occupations, crops, weather, and distribution of supplies, interleaved in J. Hoff's 1813 Almanac for Georgia and Carolinas; letter, 30 Sept. 1820, Charleston, from William Robertson, re debt of Hugh Smith and hardship in cotton market [journal, almanac, and introductory material on roll R1069-f]. Letter, 17 Feb. 1836, Charleston, S.C., from Higham and Fife, re sale of slaves and real property to R. Barnwell Smith, and rising value of slaves, failure of previous year's corn crop due to drought, value of cotton, lawsuit against Mr. VanderHorst; letter, 20 Apr. 1838, Charleston, S.C., from Higham, Fife and Co., re name change from Robert Barnwell Smith to R. Barnwell Rhett, and land on Congaree River; letter, 20 Feb. 1839, from Higham, Fife and Co., re comparison of fees charged by lawyers in U.S. and England.

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Hoff, J.

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Rhett, Robert Barnwell, 1800-1876

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Charleston, S.C. plantation owner, politician, ardent secessionist, and author. Robert Barnwell Rhett (1828-1905) was his son. From the description of Rhett family papers, 1825-1938. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32141642 U.S. Senator from South Carolina and leader in the secession movement. From the description of Papers, 1838-1874. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20115801 Robert Barnwell Rhett (1800-1876) w...

Purcell, Joseph

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Higham, Fife and Company (Charleston, S.C.)

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Bull, William, 1710-1791

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Epithet: of Aylesbury British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000875.0x0001a5 Lieutenant governor and commander-in-chief in S.C. during colonial period. From the description of Papers, 1770, 1774. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 43737901 Peter Collinson (1694 – 1768) was an English merchant and botanist. From the guide to the Peter Collinson papers, 1560-1811 (inclusive),...

Bull family.

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Stapleton, John, fl. 1839.

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Lawyer of London, England; native of Ireland; Lieutenant in the British 17th Light Dragoons ("The Queen's Own"); Captain and Adjutant General of British Southern Army during American Revolution; married, 10 July 1782, in Charleston, S.C., to Catherine Beale (niece of Lieut. Governor and Mrs. William Bull II); managed Bull family property on St. Helena Island; lent Duke of Wellington money to purchase his commission of Major in the British Army; attained rank of Lieutenant Colonel by 1810s. ...