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Box 2

 Container

Contains 152 Results:

"Expenses at the Wateree (river plantation)", 1778 July 7

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 3, Item: 31
Scope and Contents

Regarding Postell's spending, including the transportation of John Drayton's enslaved carpenters to his Wateree plantation.

Dates: 1778 July 7
Found in: Special Collections / Drayton papers / 1. Drayton family papers, accessioned before 1970 / Correspondence / 1771-1778

Isaac McPherson to John Drayton , 1776 May 30

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 3, Item: 24
Scope and Contents

Regarding delivery of Drayton's correspondence (May 29) to James and Henry Nicholes; promising they will visit Drayton during the current week; does not believe his is liable for James Glen's annuity.

Dates: 1776 May 30
Found in: Special Collections / Drayton papers / 1. Drayton family papers, accessioned before 1970 / Correspondence / 1771-1778

John Drayton to Messrs. Nicholes, 1776 November 18

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 3, Item: 25
Scope and Contents

Regarding James Glen annuity; Nicholes' ignoring Draytons previous correspondence; Drayton's threat to apply to the "Committy" to compel them to pay; warning them "you will find you are in the wrong box if you contend." Two copies.

Dates: 1776 November 18
Found in: Special Collections / Drayton papers / 1. Drayton family papers, accessioned before 1970 / Correspondence / 1771-1778

John Drayton to William and James Carson, 1777 August 1

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 3, Item: 26
Scope and Contents

Bond of 3553 pounds sterling to William to James Carson (note is badly damaged).

Dates: 1777 August 1
Found in: Special Collections / Drayton papers / 1. Drayton family papers, accessioned before 1970 / Correspondence / 1771-1778

Promissory note from David Delancy[?] to William Henry Drayton for 50 pounds, payable three months hence , 1777 September 26

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 3, Item: 27
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Correspondence of John Drayton, James Glen, Charles Drayton I, II and III, Mary Middleton Drayton, and many others, organized chronologically.

Dates: 1777 September 26
Found in: Special Collections / Drayton papers / 1. Drayton family papers, accessioned before 1970 / Correspondence / 1771-1778

Account balances, undated

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 3, Item: 35
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Correspondence of John Drayton, James Glen, Charles Drayton I, II and III, Mary Middleton Drayton, and many others, organized chronologically.

Dates: undated
Found in: Special Collections / Drayton papers / 1. Drayton family papers, accessioned before 1970 / Correspondence / 1771-1778

Advertisement, Isaac de Costa & Son, listing imports from Havannah [Havana], notes on back, undated

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 3, Item: 36
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Correspondence of John Drayton, James Glen, Charles Drayton I, II and III, Mary Middleton Drayton, and many others, organized chronologically.

Dates: undated
Found in: Special Collections / Drayton papers / 1. Drayton family papers, accessioned before 1970 / Correspondence / 1771-1778

Inventory of slaves "sent up to the Wateree," from 1777 to 1779, John Drayton[?] (badly damaged), circa 1779

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 4, Item: 1
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Correspondence of John Drayton, James Glen, Charles Drayton I, II and III, Mary Middleton Drayton, and many others, organized chronologically.

Dates: circa 1779
Found in: Special Collections / Drayton papers / 1. Drayton family papers, accessioned before 1970 / Correspondence / 1779-1828

Account of James Postell, circa 1778 December

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 3, Item: 32
Scope and Contents

Regarding cash received from and paid by John Drayton; Wateree plantation.

Dates: circa 1778 December
Found in: Special Collections / Drayton papers / 1. Drayton family papers, accessioned before 1970 / Correspondence / 1771-1778

James Postell to John Drayton, 1778 December

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 3, Item: 33
Scope and Contents

Regarding their account; Wateree plantation.

Dates: 1778 December
Found in: Special Collections / Drayton papers / 1. Drayton family papers, accessioned before 1970 / Correspondence / 1771-1778
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