Alston, Joseph, 1778-1816
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1778 - 1816-09-10
Occupations
Places
- United States (Associated Country)
- South Carolina (Other)
Languages Used
- Language: English. Script: Latin
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
John C. Meleney research files
Collection
Identifier: SCL-MS-12526
Abstract
Research notes re political life in Charleston, S.C., during early republican era of late 18th century; chiefly sources used in Meleney's published biography of Aedanus Burke, a native of Ireland who served in S.C. General Assembly, U.S. House of Representatives, and S.C. Convention to ratify U.S. Constitution; as well as material collected for an unpublished book on the legislative apportionment representation debate in South Carolina, 1778-1808, during the Revolutionary War and early...
Dates:
1775 - 1986; Majority of material found within 1775 - 1808