Indenture, 1868 Feb. 29.

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Indenture, 1868 Feb. 29.

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Bound volume containing indenture, 29 Feb. 1868, between Theodore Dehon Wagner and William Lee Trenholm of Charleston, the parties "of the First part," and James Robb of New York, and Charles T. Lowndes of Charleston, the parties "of the Second part," which records an agreement for settling the affairs of John Fraser and Company (in Charleston, S.C.) and Fraser, Trenholm and Company (in Liverpool, England). The document reads that all suites pending against these companies shall be stayed and the parties of the first part "agree to execute their joint and several Bonds for the aggregate sum of ... $1,500,000 in favor of..." the parties of the second part. An index of real estate involved in this transaction identifies the firm's ownership of property throughout South Carolina.

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Lowndes, Charles Tidyman, 1808-1884.

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Fraser, Trenholm, and Co. (Liverpool)

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Trenholm, William Lee, 1836-1901

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Captain, Company B, Seventh Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry, and son of George Alfred Trenholm (1807-1876), who owned John Fraser & Company of Charleston, S.C., and shipped sea island cotton to Fraser, Trenholm, and Co. (Liverpool, England) From the description of William Lee Trenholm papers, 1878 Feb. 5 and Sept. 18. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 191806015 ...

Fraser, Trenholm, and Co. (Liverpool, England)

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John Fraser & Company was a commercial firm based in Charleston, S.C., that shipped cotton to Great Britain, among other ventures. George Alfred Trenholm headed the company by 1853. Beginning in 1864, Trenholm served as Secretary of the Treasury to the Confederate States of America. During the Civil War, Fraser, Trenholm, & Company acted as the overseas banker of the Confederate States of America, financing the supply of weaponry and essential goods in exchange for cotton, tobacco, and t...

Wagner, Theodore D. (Theodore Dehon), 1819-1880

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John Fraser & Co. (Charleston, S.C.)

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Robb, James, 1814-1881

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A native Virginian, Robb moved to New Orleans, La. in 1847, where he was a banker and railroad executive. He served as president of the New Orleans Gas Light and Banking Company, 1842-1856. He was also president of the New Orleans, Jackson, and Great Northern Railroad and of the Bank of James Robb. From the description of James Robb letter, 1845 June 25. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 262556798 Railroad and banking tycoon, art collector; activ...