Jacob Read papers, 1778-1813 (bulk 1783-1786).

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Jacob Read papers, 1778-1813 (bulk 1783-1786).

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Correspondence, commission, military orders, legal and financial papers chiefly from the years Read served as delegate to the U.S. Continental Congress (1783-1786). Subjects include the Revolution, confiscation of Loyalist property, the Peace of Paris (1783), and politics in South Carolina. Correspondents include Richard Peters and Jacob Read's brother, William.

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Peters, Richard, 1744-1828

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Richard Peters (June 22, 1744 – August 22, 1828) was a Pennsylvania lawyer, Continental Army soldier, Federalist politician, author and United States District Judge. Before his federal judicial service in the United States District Court for the District of Pennsylvania, Peters served as secretary of the Continental Board of War, delegate to the Congress of the Confederation and as member and speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and later the Pennsylvania State Senate. Born at...

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...

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...

Great Britain. 1783 Sept. 3.

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Read, Jacob, 1752-1816

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Delegate and Senator of South Carolina; colonel in Revolution; served in S.C. House, 1781-1782, 1789-1794; Speaker of S.C. House, 1789-1794; delegate in Continental Congress; Federalist U.S. Senator, 1795-1801; judge of U.S. Court of the District of S.C., 1801-1816; husband of Catherine Read; brother of William Read (1754-1845). From the description of Jacob Read papers 1752-1816. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 44399358 Delegate to the U.S. Continental C...