Pickney family papers, 1823-1864.

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Pickney family papers, 1823-1864.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/82559562

The collection consists of the papers of Pinckney family including 67 letters and 34 pieces of business and legal papers, primarily receipts, but, in addition, two mortgages (for slaves and real estate), accounts with merchants, and miscellaneous notes. Most of the papers date between 1860 and 1864. Letters deal with personal and business affairs of the Pinckney family. Discussed are their plantations, Eldorado and Fannymeade, including crops and slaves, John C. Calhoun's reception in Charleston (1833), the possibility of sectional conflict (1861), and some mention of military operations during the Civil War. Business and legal papers include receipts, mortgages, and accounts.

.125 linear ft. (1 partial box)

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 8284657

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850

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John Caldwell Calhoun (March 18, 1782 – March 31, 1850) was an American statesman and political theorist from South Carolina who served as the seventh vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832. He is remembered for strongly defending slavery and for advancing the concept of minority states' rights in politics. He did this in the context of protecting the interests of the white South when its residents were outnumbered by Northerners. He began his political career as a nationalist, mo...

Pinckney family.

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Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (1789-1865), a Charleston, South Carolina planter, also served as lieutenant governor of South Carolina (1832-1834), and married Phoebe Caroline Elliott. Their son Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (1812-1899), an Episcopal minister, was born in Beaufort, South Carolina, and became rector of Grace Episcopal Church (1854-1898) in Charleston. His siblings were: Caroline (1816-1892), Thomas (1828-1915), and Mary Elliott (1833-1912). From the description of Pickney ...

Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth, 1812-1899

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Protestant Episcopal minister, of Charleston, S.C. From the description of Papers, 1822-1887. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20071738 Charleston, South Carolina Episcopal clergyman. From the description of Letters, 1837-1847. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32141473 Insurance agent in Catskill, N.Y. From the description of Papers, 1808-1892. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155506288 ...

Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth, 1812-1899

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Protestant Episcopal minister, of Charleston, S.C. From the description of Papers, 1822-1887. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20071738 Charleston, South Carolina Episcopal clergyman. From the description of Letters, 1837-1847. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32141473 Insurance agent in Catskill, N.Y. From the description of Papers, 1808-1892. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155506288 ...