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Land grant, George III to John Drayton, 1765 July 15

 Item — Box: 13, Folder: 13, Item: 5

Scope and Contents

1,085 acres in St. Paul's Parish, Colleton County (Drayton's Cowpen), adjoining land of David and Jacob Stevens, James Ladson and Charles Elliot, and another property belonging to John Drayton (Bob Savannah).

Dates

  • Creation: 1765 July 15

Language of Material

From the Collection:

Materials predominantly in English; receipts in Portuguese; book and newspaper clippings in Spanish; medical thesis in Latin.

Access Restrictions

Access restricted to Correspondence, 1721-1885 subseries, George Edward's watercolors, 1694-1773 sub-subseries and Drayton family art, 1835-1844 sub-subseries. Please contact repository for details.

Extent

From the Collection: 17.0 linear feet (2 cartons, 9 document boxes, 3 slim document boxes, 11 flat boxes, 6 oversize flat boxes, 1 oversize flat file, 1 rolled chart)

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Special Collections
College of Charleston Libraries
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Charleston South Carolina 29424
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