One of a number of versions, the 1669 Fundamental Constitutions was a theoretical instrument of rule. These documents, attributed to the young philosopher John Locke, provided for a feudal system in the new colony, with colonial nobility carrying hereditary titles such as "cacique" and "landgrave," and the eight proprietors forming the highest level of rule. It was adopted in March 1669 by the eight Lords Proprietor of the Province of Carolina.
Published in 1782, the Tobler almanac for South Carolina and Georgia contains a Charleston City Directory and listing of the Charleston Board of Police in addition to weather forecasts, planting information, tide table, household remedies, and other folklore. The almanac is 32 pages long and contains one illustration concerning the anatomy of a man's body governed by the twelve constellations.
Published in 1785, the Tobler almanac for South Carolina and Georgia contains a Charleston City Directory and listing of the Civil Officers in South Carolina in addition to weather forecasts, planting information, tide table, household remedies, and other folklore. The almanac is 20 pages long, missing its title page, and contains one illustration concerning the anatomy of a man's body governed by the twelve constellations.
Published in 1790, the city directory for Charleston includes a city plan from 1788, a street reference to accompany the city plan, alphabetical listings of residents with occupations and addresses, meetings of lodges and societies, a list of corporation, signals at the fort, and the revenue system of the United States. The directory is 56 pages long and features on fold-out city plan illustration.
Published in 1801, the city directory for Charleston includes wharfage of vessels, goods and merchandise, the revenue system of the United States, the yearly almanac calendar, the court system of the United States, a list of U.S. towns, the postal and military service of the U.S., a list of duties, and listings of residents with occupations and addresses. The directory is 125 pages with pages 95 and 96 missing from this printing.
The City of Charleston's 1931 city planning report by Morris Knowles, Inc. The report contains demographic information regarding school districts, playgrounds, and parks with recommendations for school redistricting and locations for new parks and playgrounds. School and park information is racially divided between white and African American sections. The report also includes suggestions for a thoroughfare and other street changes.
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