Gibbes Family Records
Dublin Core
Title
Gibbes Family Records
Creator
Gibbes, Sarah
Gibbes, Ann
Gibbes, Robert R.
Gibbes, W. S.
Wilmer, Sarah R.
Gibbes, M.
Hamilton, Alexander, Jr.
Wayne, Theodore
Gibbes, William
Gibbes, Robert
Gadsden, Thomas N.
Gibbes, John C.
Gibbes, Joseph S.
Roberts, John P.
Date
1802-1803
1813-1815
1841
1865
1873
1782
1851
Subject
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
Genealogy -- South Carolina.
Gibbes family -- Correspondence.
Wills.
Slavery.
Description
"The collection includes numerous letters between James Ladson Gibbes and his father, John Gibbes, while he was studying at Princeton. Other letters include a note dated 1865 from Alex Hamilton Jr of New York addressed to Mr. Gibbes about supporting Governor Aiken, and also a letter addressed to Mrs. Thomas Gibbes by her sister, Sarah R. Wilmer.
The collection also contains the account of losses to the British troops, 1779-1782, written by William Gibbes.
An indenture contract between Robert Gibbes and his wife, Sarah, over Harriet Colcock and whose trust she would be under; signed by John Gibbes, Thomas Gibbes, Sarah Gibbes.
Two bills of sale for slaves by Joseph Smith Gibbes in 1851.
The will of Sarah Gibbes dated July 6, 1813 is included and signed by Sarah Gibbes, Isaac Motte Dart and Mary Clayton.
A typed transcription of a letter by Dr. Robert W. Gibbes to his son, Captain W. Allston Gibbes, dated March 14, 1865, provides a detailed account of the burning of Columbia, SC by General Sherman.
The 2 volumes of genealogy of the Gibbes family of South Carolina as well as a collection of newspaper clippings relating to the Gibbes family is also included in this collection. Oversized genealogy chart of Gibbes family created in 1899 by Rev. Robert Wilson, cataloged separately."
The collection also contains the account of losses to the British troops, 1779-1782, written by William Gibbes.
An indenture contract between Robert Gibbes and his wife, Sarah, over Harriet Colcock and whose trust she would be under; signed by John Gibbes, Thomas Gibbes, Sarah Gibbes.
Two bills of sale for slaves by Joseph Smith Gibbes in 1851.
The will of Sarah Gibbes dated July 6, 1813 is included and signed by Sarah Gibbes, Isaac Motte Dart and Mary Clayton.
A typed transcription of a letter by Dr. Robert W. Gibbes to his son, Captain W. Allston Gibbes, dated March 14, 1865, provides a detailed account of the burning of Columbia, SC by General Sherman.
The 2 volumes of genealogy of the Gibbes family of South Carolina as well as a collection of newspaper clippings relating to the Gibbes family is also included in this collection. Oversized genealogy chart of Gibbes family created in 1899 by Rev. Robert Wilson, cataloged separately."
Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the Charleston Library Society. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Special Collections Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Charleston Library Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Format
image/jpeg
Type
StillImage
Source
Ms. 62, Gibbes Family Records, 1789-1899.
Language
English
Identifier
Ms62
Collection Items
Bill of Sale for Enslaved People, February 2, 1851.
The collection includes numerous letters between James Ladson Gibbes and his father, John Gibbes, while he was studying at Princeton. Other letters include a note dated 1865 from Alex Hamilton Jr of New York addressed to Mr. Gibbes about supporting…
Undated Repair Contract by John C. Gibbes
The collection includes numerous letters between James Ladson Gibbes and his father, John Gibbes, while he was studying at Princeton. Other letters include a note dated 1865 from Alex Hamilton Jr of New York addressed to Mr. Gibbes about supporting…
Bill of Sale for Enslaved Person, March 27, 1831.
The collection includes numerous letters between James Ladson Gibbes and his father, John Gibbes, while he was studying at Princeton. Other letters include a note dated 1865 from Alex Hamilton Jr of New York addressed to Mr. Gibbes about supporting…
Gibbes Family Tree on John Jacob Astor Letterhead
The collection includes numerous letters between James Ladson Gibbes and his father, John Gibbes, while he was studying at Princeton. Other letters include a note dated 1865 from Alex Hamilton Jr of New York addressed to Mr. Gibbes about supporting…
Bill of Sale for Enslaved People, July 6, 1813.
The collection includes numerous letters between James Ladson Gibbes and his father, John Gibbes, while he was studying at Princeton. Other letters include a note dated 1865 from Alex Hamilton Jr of New York addressed to Mr. Gibbes about supporting…
Indenture for Tract of Land by Sarah and Robert Gibbes, November 18, 1782.
The collection includes numerous letters between James Ladson Gibbes and his father, John Gibbes, while he was studying at Princeton. Other letters include a note dated 1865 from Alex Hamilton Jr of New York addressed to Mr. Gibbes about supporting…
Account of the British Troops Lost, November 18, 1782.
The collection includes numerous letters between James Ladson Gibbes and his father, John Gibbes, while he was studying at Princeton. Other letters include a note dated 1865 from Alex Hamilton Jr of New York addressed to Mr. Gibbes about supporting…
Letter from William Gibbes, November 18, 1782.
The collection includes numerous letters between James Ladson Gibbes and his father, John Gibbes, while he was studying at Princeton. Other letters include a note dated 1865 from Alex Hamilton Jr of New York addressed to Mr. Gibbes about supporting…
Letter from Theodore Wayne, March 5, 1873.
The collection includes numerous letters between James Ladson Gibbes and his father, John Gibbes, while he was studying at Princeton. Other letters include a note dated 1865 from Alex Hamilton Jr of New York addressed to Mr. Gibbes about supporting…
Letter from Alexander Hamilton, Jr., to Mr. Gibbes, May 6, 1865.
The collection includes numerous letters between James Ladson Gibbes and his father, John Gibbes, while he was studying at Princeton. Other letters include a note dated 1865 from Alex Hamilton Jr of New York addressed to Mr. Gibbes about supporting…