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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02471.30 |
| From Archive Folder | Items relating to members of Continental Congress, including Congress of 1774 |
| Title | John Matthews to Charles Drayton re: personal business |
| Date | 14 September 1775 |
| Author | Mathews, John (1744-1802) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | [Continental Congress members] |
| Subjects | American Statesmen Finance |
| People | Mathews, John (1744-1802) |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | MATHEWS, John, (1744-1802), Delegate from South Carolina; commissioned ensign on September 20, 1760, and lieutenant November 16, 1760, in the South Carolina Provincial Regiment in the Cherokee expedition; passed the Middle Temple, London, England, as a barrister in 1764; returned to South Carolina and was elected to the commons house of assembly in 1772; appointed by the convention of 1774 a member of the "general committee of ninety-nine"; member of the First and Second Provincial Congresses of South Carolina in 1775 and 1776; associate judge of the circuit court of the State in 1776; during the Revolutionary War served as a captain in the Colleton County regiment; member of the State house of representatives 1776-1780 and served as speaker in 1777 and 1778; Member of the Continental Congress 1778-1781; Governor of South Carolina in 1782 and 1783; elected judge of the court of chancery in March 1784; again elected to the State house of representatives in November 1784; elected judge of the court of equity in 1791 and served until 1797, when he resigned. (excerpted from bioguide.congress.gov) |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |