Records, 1851-1863.

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Records, 1851-1863.

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Two letters re legal cases, 1851 and 1852, and two letterbooks, 1854-1863 [see microfilm copy, R.514-R.515] of business correspondence. Letter, 8 Dec. 1851, to S.T. Robinson and J.K. Robinson, re purchase of certain property, acknowledging "handing you the deeds Keith to Ladson, and Ladson to Robinson..." and advising "the purchaser to accept such a title without making any difficulty"; and letter, 14 Apr. 1852, re bill for legal services with comments on the case. Indexed letterbooks, 19 Apr. 1854 - 25 Apr. 1856 [see R.514] and 18 Mar. 1859 - 26 Feb. 1863 [see R.515], documenting legal matters with occasional references to political developments during late antebellum and Civil War eras.

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Petigru, James Louis, 1789-1863

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King, Mitchell, 1783-1862

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