Gabriel Manigault papers
Creation: 1800-1862 Creation: Majority of material found within 1800-1807Abstract
Gabriel Manigault (1758-1809) was a Charleston merchant, plantation owner, architect, and South Carolina state Representative. In 1805, Manigault sold part of his property in South Carolina and moved to Clifton, an estate near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. These are copies of Manigault's letters relating to members of the du Pont family.
Dates
- Creation: 1800-1862
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1800-1807
Creator
- Manigault, Gabriel, 1758-1809 (Person)
Extent
11 item(s)
Physical Description
Negative photoprints.
Biographical Note
Gabriel Manigault (1758-1809) was a Charleston merchant, plantation owner, architect, and South Carolina state Representative. He was the son of Peter Manigault (1731-1773) and Elizabeth Wragg (1736-1773). Manigault's wife was Margaret Izard (1768-1834), daughter of Ralph Izard (1741-1804), a member of the Continental Congress and a U.S. Senator from South Carolina between 1789 and 1804.
In 1805, Gabriel Manigault sold part of his property in South Carolina and moved to Clifton, an estate near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He died in Philadelphia in 1809.
Scope and Contents
These are copies of letters of planter Gabriel Manigault of Charleston, South Carolina, relating to members of the du Pont family.
Five letters are to Victor Marie du Pont, dating from 1800 to 1804, regarding financial matters, investments in land (particularly in Washington, D.C.), and money deposited on account of General Lafayette. These are retained copies from Manigault's letter book.
Five items are correspondence dating from 1806 to 1807, with Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours and wih Jean François Champagne, Proviseur of the Lycée Impérial in Paris, regarding his son, Gabriel Henry Manigault, discussing his expenses, course of study, and problems attendant upon a young American student in Paris.
The collection also contains a page from the autobiography of William J. Grayson, South Carolina statesman, containing a reference to a schoolmate, Thomas J. Dupont of St. Luke's Parish, South Carolina.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals held in the South Carolina Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Not to be reproduced. See holders of originals.
Language of Materials
English
Subjects
Related Names
Subject
- Du Pont family (Family)
- Du Pont, Victor Marie, 1767-1827 (Person)
- Du Pont de Nemours, Pierre Samuel, 1739-1817 (Person)
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Gabriel Manigault papers
- Author:
- John Beverley Riggs
- Date:
- 1970
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
