Whaley, Mitchell & Clancy law firm records, 1853-1871, bulk 1866-1871.

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Whaley, Mitchell & Clancy law firm records, 1853-1871, bulk 1866-1871.

Correspondence (1853-Aug. 1871; bulk 1866-1871) and a "Docket of Appeal Cases" (1869-1871), a bound volume containing records of appeals to the South Carolina and U.S. Supreme Courts. Correspondents include William W. Boyce, D.H. Chamberlain, William A. Courtenay, Alfred Ely, John S. Francis, John M. Green, J.B. Grimball, W.W. Harllee, George Izard, A.G. Mackey, C.G. Memminger, James L. Orr, B.F. Perry, R.B. Rhett, B.R. Riordan, F.A. Sawyer; R.K. Scott and other Freedmen's Bureau and military officials; George A. Trenholm; W.H. Trescot; and various attorneys and law firms.

ca. 5.75 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8066994

South Carolina Historical Society

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Trescot, William Henry, 1822-1898

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Green, John Clifford, 1953-....

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Boyce, William Waters, 1818-1890

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Attorney, state legislator, and U.S. Congressman and Confederate Congressman; born in Charleston, S.C.; practiced law in Winnsboro (Fairfield County, S.C.); in 1866, moved permanently to Washington, D.C., and practiced law until late 1880s; husband of Mary Elizabeth Pearson Boyce (1820-1908). From the description of William Waters Boyce papers, 1846-1864. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 703168416 ...

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