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Elizabeth Clevland Hardcastle, 1741-1808, a lady of color in the South Carolina low country, E. Louise

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Elizabeth Clevland Hardcastle, 1741-1808

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E. Louise

a lady of color in the South Carolina low country

"A remarkable person in the social history of eighteenth century British Colonial South Carolina was the lady, Elizabeth Clevland Hardcastle. Born in Africa, of European and African heritage, Elizabeth lived in Africa during her formative years and was educated in England. Elizabeth entered the South Carolina colony at Charleston as a free woman of color, in search of a new life and home.... This publication ... probes the identity of this lady of color ... and her place as a planter in the eighteenth century South Carolina low country. It looks particularly at the Last Will and Testament 'conspiracy' and the associated claims on her estate. This book also discusses the impact The Elizabeth Hardcastle Case had on South Carolina law, as it pertains to free people of color owning real and personal property.... Most importantly, this ... publication explores the unrevealed dealings of Charleston's elite society, from the perspective of a free lady of color in antebellum South Carolina."--Introd

Introduction -- Europe and West Africa -- South Carolina Colony -- Elizabeth, planter -- Elizabeth Hardcastle case -- Request legislative intervention -- Law suits -- Escheat -- Legal interpretations/analysis / Emma Humphrey Pendergrass, W. Lewis Burke, Fabio Arcila -- Leading players -- The enduring legacy -- Epilogue -- Appendix A. Early censuses -- Appendix B. Plantations descriptions & surveys -- Appendix C. Acquisition of real property -- Appendix D. Catherine Cleveland -- Appendix E. Genealogical charts

Elizabeth Clevland HardcastleElizabeth Cleveland Hardcastle, 1741-1808