Read family papers, 1779-1920 (bulk 1824-1915).

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Read family papers, 1779-1920 (bulk 1824-1915).

Papers primarily consist of correspondence of members of the Read family. Other items include newspaper clippings, genealogical materials, receipts (many to Maurice H. Lance, 1850-1872), and legal papers relating to Maryville Plantation. The military papers of John Harleston Read III include a roll (ca. 1865) of the 21st South Carolina Infantry Regiment, with some notes on promotions, casualties, etc., and a "List of the Officers and Members of the Pee Dee Home Guard" (1861). Also includes Robert Vaux Read's French visa and other ephemera document his travels during World War I.

0.25 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8061269

South Carolina Historical Society

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Read, Edgar S., 1875-1935

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Confederate States of America. Army. South Carolina Infantry Regiment, 21st

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Read, William, 1824-1845

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Read, John Harleston, 1843-1912

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Read, John Harleston, 1788-1859

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Read, Robert Vaux, 1881-1968

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Read, William, 1754-1845

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Members of the Read family lived in Charleston and Georgetown, S.C.; William Read (1754-1845), was a prominent physician of Charleston, S.C. and a plantation owner. William Read married Sarah Harleston, and their children included John Harleston Read (1788-1859); son of of James Read (d. 1778) and Rebecca Bond Read; brother of Jacob Read (1752-1816), a judge and politician of Charleston and Christ Church Parish, S.C From the description of William Read papers, 1800 Mar. 21-1804 May 3...

DeSaussure, Henry Alexander, 1788-1865

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Resident of Charleston, S.C.; son of Henry William DeSaussure (1763-1839), brother of John McPherson DeSaussure (1807-1883). From the description of Henry Alexander DeSaussure papers, 1836-1839. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 34763903 Henry Alexander DeSaussure resided in Charleston, S.C. From the guide to the Henry Alexander DeSaussure Notebook, ., 1886-1900, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collecti...

Memminger, C. G. (Christopher Gustavus), 1803-1888

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South Carolina legislator and Confederate Secretary of the Treasury; from Charleston, S.C. From the description of Papers, 1861-1878. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20030153 Lawyer and politician of Charleston, S.C.; member of: S.C. House, 1836-1852, 1855-1860, 1877; Secession convention, 1861; Board of Free School Commissioners of Charleston; drafter of Confederate constitution; Confederate Secretary of the Treasury, 1861-1864; President of the Etiwan Phospa...

Reed family.

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Read, Anne Elizabeth Stoney, 1847-1905

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Lance, Maurice Harvey, 1793-1870

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Wood, Elizabeth Fitzsimons Read, 1879-1961

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Pee Dee Home Guard

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Parker, Elizabeth Allston Read, -1863

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Read, Benjamin Huger, 1823-1887

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Read family.

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Residents of South Carolina. From the description of Read family papers, 1779-1920 (bulk 1824-1915). (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 70971979 ...

Read, John Harleston, 1815-1866

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King, Mitchell, 1783-1862

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Born in Scotland, Mitchell King arrived in Charleston, South Carolina in 1805. In 1806 King became an assistant teacher at the College of Charleston. Interested in studying law, King began studies at the office of George Warren Cross in 1807. King was temporarily appointed principal of the College of Charleston in 1810. King chose, however, to continue his study of law when he was offered the position permanently. Admitted to the bar in 1810, King immediately opened his own practice. He was elec...

Read, James Bond, 1766-1841

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Wood, Alan, 1910-

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Read, Annie Stoney, 1874-1892

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