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Henry Laurens papers
(1724-1792) was a South Carolina planter, merchant, and statesman. Among his numerous civic roles was that of president of the Continental Congress from 1778 to 1779. The collection consists of a letterbook, 1762-1766, discussing commerce, slave trade, and South Carolina politics in detail. Two...
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| Collection: | Henry Laurens Papers |
| Collection Number: | 0356 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | Link to finding aid |
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| 100 | 1 | |a Laurens, Henry |d 1724-1792 |e creator | |
| 245 | 1 | |a Henry Laurens papers |f 1762-1780 | |
| 300 | |a 0.75 Linear feet |f 0.75 linear feet, 3 boxes (1500 items), 1 volume | ||
| 520 | |a (1724-1792) was a South Carolina planter, merchant, and statesman. Among his numerous civic roles was that of president of the Continental Congress from 1778 to 1779. The collection consists of a letterbook, 1762-1766, discussing commerce, slave trade, and South Carolina politics in detail. Two disbound volumes contain papers dating from 1774-1780 concerning the work of the Continental Congress and discussing the terms of the British surrender at Saratoga, the status of the government's finances, and relations with Native Americans. | ||
| 555 | |a Finding Aid Available Online: | ||
| 650 | 7 | |a Commerce--18th century. |2 Local sources | |
| 650 | 7 | |a United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic aspects. |2 Local sources | |
| 650 | 7 | |a United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Political Aspects |2 Local sources | |
| 852 | |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania |b Henry Laurens Papers |l 0356 | ||
| 856 | 4 | 2 | |y Link to finding aid |u http://hsp.org/sites/default/files/legacy_files/migrated/findingaid0356laurens.pdf |