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Charleston, S. C.
City, port of entry, and commercial metropolis of South Carolina; on a peninsula between the Cooper and Ashley rivers, which unite in forming an admirable harbor; 82 miles northeast of Savannah, Ga. The city was founded in 1680 by an English colony; was occupied by the British in 1780-82; and was the State capital till 1790.
It has been the scene of many stirring and historical events.
The celebrated Democratic National Convention of 1860 was opened here, and after the split among the delegates an adjourned session was held in Baltimore.
It was the birthplace, the same year, of the Secession movement; the first act of hostility to the national government occurred here (see Sumter, Fort; Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant); was besieged and bombarded during the last two years of the war; and was evacuated by the Confederates on Feb. 17, 1865.
On Aug. 31, 1886, a large part of the city was destroyed by an earthquake, in which many lives were lost.
In the f
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Middleton, Arthur 1742-
Signer of the Declaration of Independence; born in Middleton Place, on the Ashley River, S. C., June 26, 1742; was educated at Harrow and Westminster schools, England, graduating at Cambridge University in 1764.
After his marriage he became a planter, and in politics a leader of the patriots, and a most efficient member of the council of safety.
In 1776 he helped to frame the State constitution, and was sent to Congress, where he voted for and signed the Declaration of Independence.
In 1779 he took up arms in defence of Charleston, and was made a prisoner when it fell, in 1780, when his estate was sequestered and he was sent a prisoner, first to St. Augustine, and then to the prison-ship Jersey.
In 1781 he was exchanged, and was a member of Congress from 1781 to 1783.
He was a skilful stenographer, and took notes of the debates in which he was engaged.
Mr. Middleton wrote some effective political essays over the signature of Andrew marvel.
He died o
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