South Carolina Court of Common Pleas records
Collection Overview
Judgments of the South Carolina Court of Common Pleas levied against debtors (their goods, chattles, lands, and other hereditaments and real estate) for the recovery of moneys owed. Cases include: Ebenezer Simmons, Benjamin Smith, and James Nott versus Nathanael Snow of St. James Goose Creek (1748 Jan. 3); James Reid versus Henry Varnor, a Christ Church Parish planter (1748 Oct. 1); John McCall versus William Brown (1748 July 5); Maurice Harvey and Robert Philip, Charles Town [Charleston] merchants versus Thomas Barker of St. George Parish [Dorchester] (1760 July 1); Hugh Ferguson, Maurice Harvey, and John Parker versus Thomas Barker (1760 July 1); Maurice Harvey and Robert Philip versus Joseph Day, a bricklayer (1760 July 1); and John McQueen, John Beswicke, and Maurice Harvey versus Robert Mills, alias Robert Miller, a Prince William Parish planter.
Dates
- Creation: 1748-1812
Creator
- South Carolina. Court of Common Pleas (Organization)
Language of Material
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
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Historical Note
South Carolina court of debts and misdemeanors.
Extent
2 folders (10 items)
Subject
- Title
- Inventory of the South Carolina Court of Common Pleas Records, 1748-1812
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by: Special Collections staff; finding aid created by: Special Collections staff
- Description rules
- Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
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