Henry Laurens papers, 1747-1860.

Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834

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Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette was born at Chavaniac, Auvergne, in 1757, to an old, illustrious family of the provincial and military nobility. He lost both his parents early: his father was killed by the British at the Battle of Minden when Lafayette was two years old (1759), and when he was thirteen and attending the prestigious Collège de Plessis in Paris both his mother and grandfather died (1770). The latter's death left Lafayette with a si...

Laurens, John, 1754-1782

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John Laurens was American soldier and statesman from South Carolina during the American Revolutionary War. Son of the prominent merchant and planter Henry Laurens; best known for his criticism of slavery and his efforts to help recruit slaves to fight for their freedom as U.S. soldiers. He was killed in a skirmish on the Combahee River on August 27, 1782. ...

Laurens, Henry, 1724-1792

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Henry Laurens (March 6, 1724 [O.S. February 24, 1723] – December 8, 1792) was an American Founding Father, merchant, slave trader, and rice planter from South Carolina who became a political leader during the Revolutionary War. A delegate to the Second Continental Congress, Laurens succeeded John Hancock as president of the Continental Congress. He was a signatory to the Articles of Confederation. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, he recieved his early education there before being sent to L...

Great Britain. 1783 Sept. 3.

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South Carolina. Council of Safety

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Toomer, Eliza Laurens, 1793-

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Laurens, James, 1728-1784

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Charleston, S.C. merchant. He was the brother of Henry Laurens (1724-1784), a Charleston merchant, plantation owner, South Carolina legislator, U.S. Continental Congressman, and U.S. diplomat. From the description of James Laurens correspondence, 1772-1784. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36794018 ...

Thompson, William, 1736-1781

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Colonel William Thompson commanded the Pennsylvania Rifle Regiment from June 25, 1775 to March 1, 1776, when the command passed to Col. Edward Hand. This regiment was reorganized during the winter of 1775-76 into the 1st Continental Regiment of Pennsylvania. From the description of Orderly book, 1775. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122540463 Continental Army officer. From the description of William Thompson correspondence, 1775 July 6. ...

South Carolina. Provincial Congress. Committee of Intelligence

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Piercy, William, 1744-1819

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British clergyman and agent for the Countess of Huntingdon in Georgia and South Carolina, who sent him to America in 1773 to be the president and manager of the Bethesda Orphan House and College in Georgia. In 1776, Rev. Piercy married Catherine Elliott, daughter of Barnard Elliott (d. 1758), in Charleston, S.C. George Whitefield established an orphan house in Georgia which was bequeathed to the Countess of Huntingdon with the intent that she would continue the work of t...

United States. Continental Congress

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The central governing body of the American colonies from 1774, continuing during the American Revolution; and also the first governing body of the U.S. until the establishment of the U.S. Constitution in 1789. From the description of Continental Congress minutes, 1778 Oct. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 429918299 Noah Cooke, Jr. (1749-1829) earned his Harvard AB 1769. His early career was as a clergyman, but he later became a lawyer. He was admitted to the bar in Cheshir...

Austin & Laurens

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Austin & Laurens, merchants in Charleston, South Carolina, engaged in the slave trade, founded by George Austin and Henry Laurens, later joined by George Appleby. From the description of Account book, 1750 April-1758 December. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702147899 ...

South Carolina. Provincial Congress

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