Letter, 1846 May 20, Charleston, S.C., to Peter Courey, Jr., New Orleans, La.

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Letter, 1846 May 20, Charleston, S.C., to Peter Courey, Jr., New Orleans, La.

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Letter written from Bank of Charleston, re impact of financial difficulties of Philadelphia firm of Pearse & Elbert, reporting the firm's acceptance of new partnership with J.C. Harrison, and lists additional partners with failed notes based in Charleston and Hamburg, S.C., and in Savannah, Ga. Includes enclosed copy of letter, 15 May 1846, of Pearse & Elbert (Philadelphia, Pa.) to L.B. Trevor in which the firm requests additional time for repayment of debts; Pearse & Elbert requests reports that the firm was swindled out of $41,000 by New York firm of Tyler & Mapes as part of a fraudulent property conveyance.

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Conner, W. H., fl. 1846.

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Bank of Charleston

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Charleston, S.C. bank incorporated in 1834. In 1926 it merged with the Carolina National Bank of Columbia, S.C. and the Norwood Bank of Greenville, S.C. to become the South Carolina National Bank. From the description of Bank of Charleston estate records, 1838-1892. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36793934 Charleston, South Carolina bank incorporated in 1834. The Bank of Charleston later merged with other banks to become the South Carolina Nation...