Records, 1822-1900 (bulk 1822-1855).

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Records, 1822-1900 (bulk 1822-1855).

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One bound volume (1822-1855) contains constitutions and by-laws; minutes of meetings (including transcriptions of correspondence); clippings; and annual reports. Included is information about the Society's work, with descriptions of fundraising efforts such as a concert (1842) given by the Instrumental Association of Charleston. Loose items include a clipping (ca. 1900) about the Port Society; reports (1889-1890); a savings account statement (1899-1900); and a statement of Port Society expenses (n.d.), including a chaplain's salary and repairs. The second volume is a record of marriages and baptisms at the Mariners' Church in Charleston during the period 1836-1876, and is largely the work of W.B. Yates. The third volume includes a transcription of the earlier register, and continues the record of marriages and baptisms up to 1897. This latter work was performed by C.E. Chichester. The names in these registers (about 1,000 entries, about 20 percent of which are African Americans) represent not only sailors and families passing through the port of Charleston, but also white and African American residents of the city.

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South Carolina Historical Society

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South Carolina Historical Society

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Mariner's Church (Charleston, S.C.)

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Charleston Port Society for Promoting the Gospel Among Seamen

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Charleston, S.C., interdenominational missionary society chartered in 1823 to evangelize and minister to the needs of merchant seamen and their families. The Port Society established a sailors' home, a cemetery, and a chapel. Chaplains included Joseph Brown (1823-1832), I.A. Mitchell (1833-1836), William Black Yates (1836-1883), and Charles Edward Chichester (1884-1898). From the description of Records, 1822-1900 (bulk 1822-1855). (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat rec...

Chichester, C. E. 1834-1898.

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Yates, William Black, 1809-1882

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Clergyman. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Yates was chaplain to the Charleston Port Society, a seaman's ministry, from 1836 to 1882. From the description of Reminiscences, 1867-1871. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 37522156 ...

Instrumental Association of Charleston (Charleston, S.C.)

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