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Scope and Content Note
The Ralph Izard Family Papers span the years 1778-1826, with the bulk of the material dating from 1801-1814. The correspondence includes letters of Ralph Izard (1742-1804) relating to his Charleston, South Carolina, estate and the education of his son George Izard (1777-1828); letters of his son, Ralph Izard (1785-1824), relating in part to his service with the United States Navy during the Tripolitan War; and the letters of Alice DeLancey Izard (1745-1832), Margaret Izard Manigault (1768-1824), and Elizabeth Middleton Izard (1787-1822) relating to family and domestic life and to social affairs in Charleston, South Carolina, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Other correspondents include Thomas Pinckney and John Parker.