Bank of Charleston. Bank of Charleston estate records, 1838-1892. Ca. 80 items. Request #: 1179.03 Charleston, S.C. bank incorporated in 1834. In 1926 it merged with the Carolina National Bank of Columbia, S.C. and the Norwood Bank of Greenville, S.C. to become the South Carolina National Bank. Estate records consist of legal and financial documents and other items. Included is a lien on crop and mortgage (1891) of a plantation in Sumter County (S.C.) by James D. Kirkpatrick & Son as well as related notes, promissory notes, and other financial records; receipts, family correspondence (much in Italian), probate court documents, insurance policies, property records, and a will pertaining to the estate of Francis Police (d. 1873); the estate book (1869-1872) of James Rose (d. 1869) containing an inventory of his possessions and estate accounts; estate records of Alexander Sinclair (d. 1838), a Charleston (S.C.) merchant, including receipts, correspondence, and an estate book (1838-1874) containing a copy of his will, an inventory and appraisement of his property, and estate accounts; receipts, accounts, bonds, and other financial records (1858-1862) pertaining to the estate of William C. Gatewood; and statements (1865) bonds and stocks (some Confederate) belonging to the estate of W.C. Murray and his family. Cite as: Bank of Charleston estate records, 1838-1892. Source: South Carolina Historical Society 100 Meeting Street Charleston,SC 29401 Voice: (803) 723-3225 FAX: (803) 723-8584 (area code changes to 843 in March 1988) South Carolina Historical Research Library Catalogs http://www.historic.com/schs/index.html http://www2.citadel.edu/otherserv/schs/indexmss.html -- + ------------------------------------------------------------------ + | Steven J. Coker [email protected] | | Home: PO Box 359, Charleston, SC 29402 [email protected] | | Work: PO Box 919, Charleston, SC 29402 [email protected] | | Home: 803-571-4586 http://www.wp.com/Coker | | Work: 803-727-4330 http://www.geocities.com/Paris/2780 | | Work: 800-208-2054 http://www.awod.com/gallery/rwav/cokers | + ------------------------------------------------------------------ +