Butler papers 1447, series listing : [finding aid]

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Butler family--Archives--Catalogs.

Butler family.

Butler, Pierce, 1744-1822--Archives--Catalogs.

Butler, Pierce.

King, Roswell, 1765-1844--Correspondence--Catalogs.

King, Roswell.

King, Roswell, 1796-1854--Correspondence--Catalogs.

Wister, Owen J. (Owen Jones), 1825-1896--Correspondence--Catalogs.

Wister, Owen J.

South Carolina. General Assembly--History--Sources--Catalogs.

South Carolina.

United States. Congress--History--Sources--Catalogs.

United States.

Historical Society of Pennsylvania--Catalogs.

Historical Society of Pennsylvania.

Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Manuscript. No. 1447. Butler family. Papers, 1771-1900--Catalogs.

Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Manuscript. No. 1447. Butler family. Papers, 1771-1900.

Plantations--Georgia--History--Sources--Catalogs.

Plantations.

Slavery--Georgia--History--Sources--Catalogs.

Slavery.

Manuscripts, American--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Catalogs.

Manuscripts, American.

Physical Description:

[2], 26, [148] leaves ; 28 cm.

Other Title:

Butler papers

Place of Publication:

[1988]

Summary:

These papers concern Major Pierce Butler, of South Carolina, his estate and his heirs. He was a representative in the South Carolina General Assembly and a U.S. senator. The papers also include South Carolina legislature papers, 1775-1805; U.S. Congressional papers, 1789-1800; Bank of the United States papers, 1801-1819; papers on the management of his plantations in Georgia and South Carolina, including correspondence with Roswell King, Roswell King, Jr., Owen J. Wister, and others; various Pennsylvania property records, etc.

Notes:

A finding aid to Historical Society of Pennsylvania manuscript collection no. 1447: Butler family. Papers, 1771-1900. (8 linear ft.).

Typescript (photocopy).

Caption title.

"5/16/88 ST"--P. [i.e. leaf] 26.

OCLC:

40988005