Manuscript Collection

Peter Manigault Letter Book - Accession 805

Peter Manigault Letter Book - Accession 805

Peter Manigault

Identifier

Acccession 805

Inclusive Dates

1763-1773

Restrictions

Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections

Collection Size

5 microfiche

Language

English;

Scope and Content Note

The Peter Manigault Letter Book Collection consists of microfiche copies of bound volume of letters written by Manigault from October 1763 through May 1773 most while served in the South Carolina House of Commons. Peter Manigault (1731-1773) was a Charleston, SC Lawyer, legislator, and planter born to the wealthy merchant Gabriel Manigault (1704-1781) and Anne Ashby Manigault (1705-1782). Peter Manigault studied law at London’s Inner Temple, and was called to the British bar in 1752. Manigault served in the South Carolina House of Commons in 1755, and again from 1766 to 1773. Late in 1773 he left South Carolina for England for health reasons, resigning the speakership of the South Carolina House of Commons and died later that year on November 12, 1773.

Additional Notes

There are digital scans of the microfiche available for use in the Pettus Archives Research Area.

Provenance

The microfiche were purchased from South Carolina Historical Society for the Archives on August 31, 1992. The original collection is SCHS 493.

Copyright

For information concerning copyright please contact the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University.

Peter Manigault Letter Book - Accession 805

LC Subject Headings

South Carolina--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Sources.

Share

COinS