To the contributers to the relief of the earthquake sufferers, 1886 Dec. 31.

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To the contributers to the relief of the earthquake sufferers, 1886 Dec. 31.

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Printed letter signed in print by Mayor William Ashmead Courtenay, and W.W. Simons, clerk, expressing gratitude for the generous relief sent to Charleston from around the United States and overseas following the earthquake of 31 Aug. 1886. Courtenay discusses the many recipients of aid in the city, which included restoration of "more than two thousand homes..."

1 sheet : ill. ; 21 cm.

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University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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Charleston (S.C.) Executive Department.

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Simons, W.W.

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Courtenay, William Ashmead, 1831-1908

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William Ashmead Courtenary was a Charleston and Columbia, S.C. businessman and newspaper editor. He served as mayor of Charleston from 1879 to 1887. From the description of Fragments of Family Records and Papers Chiefly in South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama, 1791-1891. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 775783242 Mayor of Charleston, S.C. From the description of Letter : to E.D. Jordan, 1886 Sept. 15. (The South Carolina Historical Soci...