Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1742, Jan. 23 | Born near Charleston, S.C. |
| 1767 | Married Alice DeLancy (died 1832) |
| 1771-1776 | Resided in London, England, and Paris, France |
| 1776-1779 | Served as commissioner to the Court of Tuscany for the Continental Congress |
| 1780 | Pledged his estate in South Carolina for the payment of warships to be used in the American Revolution |
| 1782-1783 | Member, Continental Congress |
| 1789-1796 | Served in United States Senate; president pro tempore of the senate |
| 1804, May 30 | Died, near Charleston, S.C. |