Elizabeth Russel's Petition Letter to the St. Andrew's Society

Title:

Elizabeth Russel's Petition Letter to the St. Andrew's Society

Date:

1758

Creator (Personal):

Russel, Elizabeth

Description:

Letter petitioning the Saint Andrew's Society on behalf of an impoverished and twice widowed woman, Elizabeth Russel, and her surviving child. The letter states her husband and some of her children died when an enslaved woman, owned by the family, poisoned them as well as herself. Russel and one of her children lived despite also being poisoned.

Collection Title:

St. Andrew's Society of Charleston Records, 1729-2001

Contributing Institution:

College of Charleston Libraries

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Personal or Corporate Subject:

St. Andrew’s Society of Charleston, South Carolina

Topical Subject:

Charities--South Carolina--Charleston and Poisoning

Geographic Subject:

Charleston (S.C.) and Scotland

S.C. County:

Charleston County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

MSS 0144 Box 07 Folder 16

Date Digital:

2017-02

Digitization Specifications:

600 dpi, 24-bit depth, color, Epson Expression 10000XL, Archival masters are tiffs.

Internet Media Type:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Public domain

Access Information:

For more information contact Special Collections at Addlestone Library, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC, 29424.

Admin ID:

42737