Daniel H. Hamilton case records, 1867-1870.

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Daniel H. Hamilton case records, 1867-1870.

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Records pertain to a sum of money owed by Hamilton and others to the U.S. Government, and his claims for compensation for service as a U.S. marshal. The documents include a letter (1868) from Hamilton in Savannah, Ga., to Charleston attorney Henry E. Young; a letter (1870) from Daniel H. Hamilton, Jr., (b. 1838) in Hillsboro, N.C., to the law firm Rutledge & Young; an explanation of the U.S. Comptroller's suspended account with Hamilton concerning his charge of 17 prisoners "belonging to the crew of the Slaver Brig Echo: viz. Bates et al"; and an account of fees for Hamilton's services and monies paid to Charleston sheriffs for receiving and holding hundreds of Africans from the Echo (a ship originally named the Putnam, and later recommissioned as the privateer Jeff Davis).

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South Carolina Historical Society

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Young, Henry Edward, 1831-1918

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Rutledge & Young (Charleston, S.C.)

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Daniel Heyward Hamilton (1816-1868) lived in Summerville, S.C., and later in Savannah, Ga. In 1836 he married Rebecca Motte Middleton. In Aug. 1858, while Hamilton was a U.S. Marshal in South Carolina, the slave ship Echo was captured by the Dolphin, a U.S. brig commissioned to suppress the slave trade. The Echo was brought into the port of Charleston and turned over to sheriffs there. Over 300 Africans on board were later returned to Africa. Hamilton was appointed as the first federal marshal f...

Hamilton, Daniel H., 1838-

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Echo (Ship)

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Extra ship, repaired by Young 1794, 3 decks, length 98ft 8in, keel 78ft 4in, breadth 26ft 9½in, hold 11ft 9in, wing transom 17ft 1in, between decks 5ft 8in, 299 tons. Voyages: (1) 1793/4 Bengal and Madras. Capt William Catline. Portsmouth 23 Jun 1794 - 24 Dec Calcutta - 1 Feb 1795 Saugor - 4 Mar Madras - 24 May St Helena - 17 Aug Long Reach. British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : CorporateBody : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000093.0x000039 ...

Hamilton, Daniel Heyward, 1816-1868

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