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Drayton, William Henry, 1742-1779

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William Henry Drayton (September 1742 – September 3, 1779) was an American Founding Father, planter, and lawyer from Charleston, South Carolina. He served as a delegate for South Carolina to the Continental Congress in 1778 and 1779 and signed the Articles of Confederation. Born at his father's plantation, Drayton Hall, on the bank of the Ashley River near Charleston, South Carolina (now within the expanded city of Charleston), Drayton pursued classical studies in England, attending Westminst...

Benjamin, J. P. (Judah Philip), 1811-1884

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Judah Philip Benjamin, QC (August 6, 1811 – May 6, 1884) was a lawyer and politician who was a United States Senator from Louisiana, a Cabinet officer of the Confederate States and, after his escape to the United Kingdom at the end of the American Civil War, an English barrister. Benjamin was the first Jew to hold a Cabinet position in North America and the first to be elected to the United States Senate who had not renounced his faith. Benjamin was born to Sephardic Jewish parents from Londo...

Leidy, Joseph, 1823-1891

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Philadelphia-born naturalist. Leidy studied medicine and anatomy and received the degree of M.D. at the University of Pennsylvania in 1844. He died in 1891 recognized as the foremost American anatomist of his time. Among many interests, parasitology had been a favorite study of Leidy. From the description of Joseph Leidy journal: Researches on rhizopods, 1875-1877. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 214283687 ...

Madison, Dolley, 1768-1849

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Dolley Madison, the fourth First Lady of the United States, is widely remembered as the most lively of the early First Ladies. As a prominent entertainer and hostess, she helped shape the role of First Lady and served as the model for every future First Lady to come. Dolley Payne was born on May 20, 1768, in Guilford County, North Carolina. She was the fourth of eight children born to John and Mary Payne. The family moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1783. In 1790, Dolley Payne married la...

Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852

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Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress and served as the U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and Millard Fillmore. As one of the most prominent American lawyers of the 19th century, he argued over 200 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court between 1814 and his death in 1852. During his life, he was a member of the Federalist Party, the Nati...

Gibbes, Robert W. (Robert Wilson), 1809-1866

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Physician and chemist of Charleston and Columbia, S. C. From the description of Papers, 1851 and undated. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 35074207 Physician, author, publisher, and newspaper editor of Columbia, S.C.; native of Charleston, S.C.; son of William Hasell Gibbes, a Charleston lawyer; graduate of South Carolina College and the Medical College of the State of South Carolina, Gibbes purchased a medical practice in Columbia during 1830s; Gibbes als...

Pickens, F. W. (Francis Wilkinson), 1805-1869

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Pickens was a congressman from South Carolina and later governor of that state. From the description of Francis Wilkinson Pickens letters from various correspondents, 1832-1834. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612796541 From the guide to the Francis Wilkinson Pickens letters from various correspondents, 1832-1834., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Congressman and governor of South Carolina. From the description of...

Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894

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Mathematician and naturalist. From the description of Lewis Reeves Gibbes papers, 1793-1894 (bulk 1838-1894). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979906 From the description of Papers, 1834-1898. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81360202 Professor (1838-1892) of mathematics, astronomy, and chemistry at the College of Charleston (Charleston, S.C.). Gibbes studied medicine in the United States and in Paris (1836-1837). Gibbes was the author of numerous articles on astronom...

De Veaux, James, 1812-1844

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Artist, of Charleston, S.C.; member, National Academy of Design (New York, N.Y.). From the description of James De Veaux papers, 1838 Nov. 1-1840 May 30. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 34763552 ...

Lee, Charles, 1731-1782

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Lee was a veteran British Army officer who settled in America in 1773 and was appointed a major general in the Continental Army at the outbreak of the Revolution. In 1778, he was appointed to lead the attack at the Battle of Monmouth, but instead retreated without warning, apparently ignored orders from George Washington, and afterward demanded an apology from him. Lee was suspended and later dismissed from the Army. From the description of ALS, 1776 Jan. 30, Stamford, Ct...

Garden, Alexander, 1757-1829

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Charleston, S.C author, Revolutionary War officer, and South Carolina state legislator. From the description of Letters from Rusticus, 1794. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36865813 Charleston, S.C. author, Revolutionary War officer, and South Carolina state legislator. From the description of Letter : to General [Pinckney], 1819 Oct. 19. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36865725 Alexander Garden w...

Tefft, I. K. (Israel Keech), 1794-1862

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Israel Keech Tefft (1794-1862) was born in Rhode Island and came to Savannah in 1816. He and James William Finn, noted actor and playwright, became joint editors and proprietors of the Savannah Georgian. He was associated with the Bank of the State of Georgia from 1822 until his death. He was one of the founders of the Georgia Historical Society in 1839 and was its Corresponding Secretary until his death. His interest in history and literature led him to establish a library in his home which bec...

Moore, George, 1806-1876

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George Moore, English philanthropist and businessman. From the guide to the George Moore (businessman) manuscript material : 2 items, ca. 1841, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) ...

Gibbes, William Hasell, 1754-1834.

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Revolutionary soldier and lawyer, of Charleston, S.C.; son of William Gibbes (1722-1789) and Elizabeth Hassell Gibbes; father of Dr. Robert Wilson Gibbes (1809-1866) and James W. Gibbes. From the description of William Hasell Gibbes papers, 1755-1841. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 39106872 ...

Gibbes, Robert W. (Robert Wilson), 1809-1866

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Physician and chemist of Charleston and Columbia, S. C. From the description of Papers, 1851 and undated. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 35074207 Physician, author, publisher, and newspaper editor of Columbia, S.C.; native of Charleston, S.C.; son of William Hasell Gibbes, a Charleston lawyer; graduate of South Carolina College and the Medical College of the State of South Carolina, Gibbes purchased a medical practice in Columbia during 1830s; Gibbes als...