2024-01 Raynors Americana Auction
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JOHN JULIUS PRINGLE (1753-1843). South Carolina Politician and lawyer who Published Articles in Defence of Colonial Rights, Speaker of the State Assembly (1787-1789); from 1792 till 1808 he served as District Attorney-General of South Carolina by special request of George Washington; in 1805 President Thomas Jefferson tendered him the 1787 JOHN JULIUS PRINGLE South Carolina Patriot + Speaker of the State Assembly; Attorney-Generalship of the United States, but family reasons induced him to decline. 1787 (Printed Date) with a March 28th, Extremely Rare 1787-Dated Signed Endorsement in Receipt of funds, Partly-Printed Document Signed, "John J. Pringle" as Speaker of the House of Representatives in South Carolina, 1 page, measuring 3" x 8", Oblong Octavo, Choice Very Fine. A rare Printed Document, likely the only opportunity to acquire such an impressively printed Signed document of this type on South Carolina. Boldly headed: "In the House of REPRESENTATIVES - 1787" authorizing "the Commissioners of the Treasury" made for payment of Joseph Culpepper's 79-Days in Attendance as a Member, and 6-Days Traveling, as a "Member of the House of Representatives... from and to his Home." Docket on the blank reverse shows detailed payments: "in full for the within Joseph Culpepper" in rich brown ink. Joseph Culpepper (c. 1746 - ) served as a private in "the 3d South Carolina Regt Commanded by Col. Wm. Thomson" from August 20, 1776. He was wounded at the Battle of Eutaw Springs; served as a first lieutenant in Alexander's Troop, a "Cavalry Company" according to a record in his Revolutionary War Pension File R. 2565. Then served in Wade Hampton's Regiment, Sumpter's Brigade, and on October 1, 1784 he was authorized to receive 141 pounds sterling as "pay and bounty" for his military service after April 1, 1782. Later, in addition to his continuing service in the South Carolina Assembly, Joseph was also active locally, serving as justice of the peace for Lexington County in 1786, and as Tax Inquirer for Saxe Gotha from 1786 through 1787. In 1788, as a Delegate from Saxe Gotha to the State Convention which was held to consider the Adoption of the Federal Constitution, where Joseph Culpeper voted Against Ratification. Joseph was elected sheriff of Orangeburg District, SC. January 24, 1789, whereupon he resigned his seat in the General Assembly. Boldly typeset printed in black on clean laid period paper with impressive eye appeal for display.
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