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circa 1797-1798

Pemberton, Ebenezer, fl. 1747-1810

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Receipt]

Appears to be a statement of "G.F. Waldo Flucker's" (also known as Francis Flucker) tuition bill from 19 July 1797 to 18 April 1798. Ebenezer Pemberton signed he received payment at the bottom of the document.

GLC02437.09832

circa 1797-1798

Pemberton, Ebenezer, fl. 1747-1810

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Receipt]

Appears to be a statement on Thomas Flucker's account from 19 July 1797 to 18 April 1798. Ebenezer Pemberton signed he received payment at the bottom of the document.

GLC02437.09833

circa 1797-1798

Manuscript document

Title: [Receipt]

Appears to be a statement on Thomas Flucker's account from December 1797 to 12 April 1798. Timothy Foster noted he received payment at the bottom of the document.

GLC02437.09834

8 November 1797

Pemberton, Ebenezer, fl. 1747-1810

Manuscript note signed

Title: [Order]

Requests a pair of "handsome shoes" for dancing and a pair of boots. Based on GLC02437.09831.01-GLC02437.09839 documents and notes, request is likely for Francis or Thomas Flucker.

GLC02437.09835

circa 1797-1798

Manuscript document

Title: [Receipt]

Appears to be a statement on Francis Waldo Flucker's account through December 1797 to 19 April 1798. Timothy Foster noted he received payment at the bottom of the document.

GLC02437.09836

November 1797

Whiting, Samuel, fl. 1797-1798

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Receipt]

Appears to be a statement on Thomas Flucker's account with Samuel Whiting. Whiting signed he received payment at the bottom of the document.

GLC02437.09838

20 November 1797

Pemberton, Ebenezer, fl. 1747-1810

Autograph note signed

Title: [Order]

Requests a pair of shoes for Thomas Flucker.

GLC02437.09839

19 March 1798

Pemberton, Ebenezer, fl. 1747-1810

Manuscript note signed

Title: [Order]

Requests a pair of shoes for [Francis] W[aldo] Flucker.

GLC02437.09841

14 December 1799

Pemberton, Ebenezer, fl. 1747-1810

Manuscript note signed

Title: [Order]

Requests a pair of boots for [Francis] Waldo Flucker.

GLC02437.09842

20 March 1798

Pemberton, Ebenezer, fl. 1747-1810

Manuscript note signed

Title: [Order]

Requests a pair of boots for [Francis] Waldo Flucker.

GLC02437.09844

16 July 1798

Richardson, Jacob, fl. 1798

Document signed

Title: [Receipt]

Appears to be a statement on Thomas Flucker's account with Jacob Richardson from 4 May 1798 to 16 July 1798. Richardson and/or Ebenezer Pemberton signed he received payment at the bottom of the document on 31 August 1798.

GLC02437.09846

6 June 1798

Foster, Timothy, fl. 1797-1798

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Receipt]

Appears to be a statement on Thomas Flucker's account with Timothy Foster. Foster and/or Ebenezer Pemberton signed he received payment at the bottom of the document on 31 August 1798.

GLC02437.09847

circa 1798

Pemberton, Ebenezer, fl. 1747-1810

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Receipt]

Appears to be a statement on Francis Flucker's account with Ebenezer Pemberton from 2 May 1798 to 5 September 1798. Pemberton signed he received payment at the bottom of the document.

GLC02437.09848

circa 1799

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript document

Title: to Ebenezer Pemberton

Appears to be a statement on Henry Knox's accounts for Thomas and Francis Flucker dated 5 September 1798 and 15 January 1799.

GLC02437.09852

circa 1799

Pemberton, Ebenezer, fl. 1747-1810

Manuscript note signed

Title: [Receipt]

Appears to be a statement on Thomas Flucker's account and a tuition bill with Ebenezer Pemberton from 26 July 1798 to 9 November 1799. Pemberton signed he received payment at the bottom of the document.

GLC02437.09854

10 November 1798

Pemberton, Ebenezer, fl. 1747-1810

Manuscript note signed

Title: [Order]

Requests two pairs of winter shoes for Thomas Flucker.

GLC02437.09856

25 March 1799

Pemberton, Ebenezer, fl. 1747-1810

Manuscript note signed

Title: [Order]

Requests a pair of strong shoes for Thomas Flucker.

GLC02437.09858

February 2, 1799

Hager, Martha, fl. 1799

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Lucy Flucker Knox

Writes a sad letter to Lucy Knox about the recent deaths in her family. Says her father and two brothers have died and her only remaining brother is sick. Writes she fears he will not make it and does not believe her mother will be around much longer either. Asks for Knox prayers and wishes her family well. Letter is addressed to "Miss Knox," likely referring to Lucy Flucker Knox, daughter of Henry and Lucy Knox. Written from North Santee, present day Santee, South Carolina.

GLC02437.09859

22 April 1799

Hager, Martha, fl. 1799

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Lucy Flucker Knox

Complains about Knox not writing her. Mentions how isolated they are from everyone. Speaks of mutual acquaintances of theirs. Also discusses the recent deaths and sicknesses in her family. Letter is addressed to "Miss Knox," likely referring to Lucy Flucker Knox, daughter of Henry and Lucy Knox. Written from North Santee, present day Santee, South Carolina.

GLC02437.09860

30 April 1799

Foster, Joseph, fl. 1797-1799

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Receipt]

Appears to be a statement on Thomas Flucker's account with Joseph and Samuel Foster through 20 November 1798 to 27 March 1799. The Fosters signed they received payment from Henry Knox on 30 April 1799 at the bottom of the document.

GLC02437.09861

6 June 1799

Hager, Martha, fl. 1799

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Lucy Flucker Knox

Discusses the hard times her family is experiencing. Mentions her mother is still ill and is expected to die soon. Notes her brother's (the only remaining brother out of three) health is still precarious and all of her sisters have had fevers this summer. Discusses her options if she loses both her brother and mother and appears to hint at her wish to live alone if she cannot remain with her sisters. Written from North Santee, present day Santee, South Carolina.

GLC02437.09863

8 October 1803

Hager, Martha, fl. 1799

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Lucy Knox

Writes to Lucy Knox, the daughter of Henry and Lucy Knox. Appears to discuss a situation Knox had previously written about. Also describes Knox's family reputation and wealth, and comments spectators will always talk. Describes how much she misses Knox and another friend of hers. Written from North Island, near Georgetown, South Carolina.

GLC02437.09868