Edward Tynte Letters
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Title
Edward Tynte Letters
Creator
Tynte, Edward
Date
1708-1709
Subject
South Carolina -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Recommendations.
Carolina. Proprietors.
Tynte, Edward, d. 1710.
Description
Edward Tynte, from Somerset, England, served as Governor of Carolina province from 1709 to 1710. He received his commission from Lord Craven in 1708. Frustrated by nearly a decade of factionalism in Carolina, the proprietors decided to institute a wholesale change of government and began by commissioning Tynte as the new governor in December 1708. After almost a year’s delay, he arrived in Charleston and was proclaimed governor in November 1709. Unfortunately, Tynte had little opportunity to realize the proprietors’ ambitions. He died on June 26, 1710, after only seven months in office. By the terms of his will, Edward Tynte left his entire estate to Frances Killner, spinster of London.
Contributor
Stamford, Thomas Grey, Earl of, 1654-1720.
Format
Manuscript
Language
English
Identifier
Ms. 172
Collection Items
Letter to the Earl of Sutherland from the Council of Trade, February 15, 1709
Letter from Whitehall and the Council of Trade to the Earl of Sutherland, signed by Earl of Stamford (Thomas Grey), Meadows, J. Pulteney, and Cha. Tarney.
Letter from the Lords Proprietors of Carolina, December 11, 1708
Letter from the Lords Proprietors of Carolina, recommending Edward Tynte for the position of governor, signed by Craven, Beaufort, M. Ashley, J. Colleton, and John Danson.