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	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Charles Pinckney
		Charles Pinckney, the second cousin of fellow-signer Charles Cotesworth Pinckney[?], was born at Charleston, South Carolina, in 1757.
		His father, Colonel Charles Pinckney, was a rich lawyer and planter[?], who on his death in 1782 was to bequeath Snee Farm, a country estate outside the city, to his son Charles.
		Pinckney had also begun a political career, serving in the Continental Congress (1777-78 and 1784-87) and in the state legislature (1779-80, 1786-89, and 1792-96).
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/ch/Charles_Pinckney (614 words)

	Charles Cotesworth Pinckney - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Charles Cotesworth (C.C.) Pinckney (February 5, 1746 – August 16, 1825), was an early American statesman and a signer of the U.S. Constitution.
		Pinckney was born in Charleston, South Carolina, the son of Charles Pinckney (and second cousin to Governor Charles Pinckney by his second wife, the celebrated planter, Eliza Lucas).
		Subsequently, Pinckney bore a prominent part in securing the ratification of the Federal constitution in the South Carolina convention called for that purpose in 1788 and in framing the South Carolina State Constitution in the convention of 1790.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Charles_Cotesworth_Pinckney (624 words)

	Charles Cotesworth Pinckney - LoveToKnow 1911
		CHARLES COTESWORTH PINCKNEY (1746-1825), Ameri can statesman, was born in Charleston, South Carolina, on the 25th of February 1746, the son of Charles Pinckney (d.
		Charles Pinckney, the father, was long prominent in colonial affairs; he was attorney-general of the province in 1733, speaker of the assembly in 1736-1738 and in 1740, chief justice of the province in 1752-1753, and agent for South Carolina in England in 1 7531758.
		She is said to have been the first to introduce into South Carolina (and into continental North America) the cultivation and manufacture of indigo, and she also imported silkworms-in 1753 she presented to the princess of Wales a dress made of silk from her plantations.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Charles_Cotesworth_Pinckney (557 words)

	American Revolution - The Founding Fathers, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, South Carolina
		Pinckney received tutoring in London, attended several preparatory schools, and went on to Christ Church College, Oxford, where he heard the lectures of the legal authority Sir William Blackstone and graduated in 1764.
		He soon rose to the rank of colonel and fought in the South in defense of Charleston and in the North at the Battles of Brandywine, PA, and Germantown, PA. He commanded a regiment in the campaign against the British in the Floridas in 1778 and at the siege of Savannah.
		Pinckney was one of the leaders at the Constitutional Convention.
	www.americanrevolution.com /CharlesCotesworthPinckney.htm (799 words)

	CHARLES COTESWORTH PINCKNEY
		In Pinckney's case this sense of public responsibility was intensified by his determination to assume the mantle of political and military leadership traditionally worn by members of his family.
		Pinckney was one of the ranking officers in the prison camp established by Clinton on Haddrell's Point in Charleston Harbor.
		Pinckney was one of those leaders of national vision who preached that the promises of the Revolution could never be realized unless the states banded together for their mutual political, economic, and military well-being.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/books/RevWar/ss/pinckneycc.htm (1979 words)

	Charles Pinckney - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Charles Pinckney (governor) (1757–1824), of South Carolina, drafter of U.S. Constitution, second cousin of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
		Charles Pinckney (South Carolina chief justice) (died 1758), father of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
		Colonel Charles Pinckney (1731–1782), South Carolina politician, loyal to British during Revolutionary War, father of Charles Pinckney, the governor
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Charles_Pinckney (139 words)

	The Probert Encyclopaedia - People and Peoples (C)
		Charles I was King of England from 1625 to 1649.
		Charles II was King of England from 1660 to 1685.
		On the death of Charles VI he refused to acknowledge Maria Theresa as heiress and in support of his own claims he invaded Austria with an army, took Prague and was crowned King of Bohemia and in 1742 was elected Emperor.
	www.fas.org /news/reference/probert/C3.HTM (9267 words)

	CHARLES PINCKNEY
		Pinckney's father, a rich planter and lawyer with an extensive practice in Charleston, rose to the rank of colonel in the state militia and was a prominent leader within the colonial assembly.
		Pinckney was in the heart of the doomed attack and witnessed the heavy casualties that resulted.
		Pinckney's service in the postwar Continental Congress served to reinforce the lessons he had learned as a militiaman during the Revolution-that the problems facing America were too large to be met by the states individually but demanded the close cooperation of all the states if they were to be overcome.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/books/RevWar/ss/pinckneyc.htm (1779 words)

	Charles Cotesworth Pinckney Summary
		Charles Cotesworth Pinckney was born on Feb. 14, 1745, in Charleston, S.C. He was taken to England in 1753 and educated at Westminster School and Oxford.
		Pinckney was born in Charleston, South Carolina, the son of Charles Pinckney (and second cousin to Governor Charles Pinckney by his second wife, the celebrated planter, Eliza Lucas).
		Pinckney died on August 16, 1825 and was buried in St.
	www.bookrags.com /Charles_Cotesworth_Pinckney (1078 words)

	Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth (14 Feb
		Pinckney's hunger for military fame was not fulfilled, in part through lack of opportunity, in part through his lack of initiative.
		Pinckney was elected a delegate to the Federal Constitutional Convention of 1787, where he opposed popular election for House members and bitterly fought the proposal to grant a new federal government the right to levy export taxes.
		Pinckney was ever in the vanguard of those establishing educational and religious enterprises.
	www.libarts.ucok.edu /history/faculty/roberson/course/1483/suppl/chpIX/CharlesPinckney.htm (1708 words)

	Charles Pinckney (South Carolina chief justice) Summary
		Charles Pinckney (1757-1824), American politician and diplomat, was a leading figure in South Carolina politics during the early years of the republic.
		Pinckney deserted the Federalist party to follow Thomas Jefferson and was instrumental in carrying South Carolina for Jefferson in the 1800 presidential election.
		Pinckney was long prominent in colonial affairs, serving as attorney general of the Province of South Carolina in 1733, speaker of the assembly in 1736, 1738 and 1740, chief justice of the province in 1752–1753, and agent for South Carolina in England in 1753–1758.
	www.bookrags.com /Charles_Pinckney_(South_Carolina_chief_justice) (540 words)

	Charles Cotesworth Pinckney Totally Explained
		Charles Cotesworth (C.C.) Pinckney (February 5, 1746 – August 16, 1825), was an early American statesman and a constitutional delegate.
		Pinckney was chosen president of the South Carolina Senate in 1779, and took part in the Georgia expedition and the attack on Savannah in the same year.
		Subsequently, Pinckney played a prominent role in securing the ratification of the Federal constitution in the South Carolina convention called for that purpose in 1788 and in framing the South Carolina State Constitution in the convention of 1790.
	george_cotesworth_pinckney.totallyexplained.com (898 words)

	Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
		Charles Chauncey said of him that "his love of honor was greater than his love of power, and deeper than his love of self." He was third president-general of the Cincinnati.
		His father, Charles, was president of the South Carolina convention in 1775, of the senate in 1779, and of the council in 1782.
		Pinckney was a constant and laborious writer and worker during his public life.
	www.famousamericans.net /charlescotesworthpinckney (1760 words)

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		Her father, Lieutenant Colonel George Lucas, a British Army officer posted in Antigua, had moved his family to the Province of South Carolina in hopes that the climate there would prove better for his ailing wife.
		Charles was a Chief Justice of the South Carolina Province.
		Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, was a general in the Revolutionary War and a signer of the United States Constitution.
	thesamplergirl.homestead.com /indigoinlowcountry.html (290 words)

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		CHARLES J. [The naval victory on Lake Erie was quickly followed by an equally decisive one on the land.
		In the mean time, Colonel Jesup, who, as before mentioned, had been ordered, at the commencement of the action, to take post on the right, had succeeded during the engagement, after a gallant contest, in turning the left flank of the enemy.
		Galloping towards Colonel Mullens, who led the 44th, he commanded him instantly to return with his regiment for the ladders; but the opportunity of planting them was lost, and though they were brought up, it was only to be scattered over the field by the frightened bearers.
	www.publicbookshelf.com /public_html/The_Great_Republic_By_the_Master_Historians_Vol_III/complete_text.txt (21331 words)

	Pinckney Real Estate - Brighton Real estate - Michigan Homes
		Pinckney, Putnam Township and Hamburg Township area are often drawn by the natural surroundings, such as two "chain of lakes" and numerous parks and recreation areas.
		Pinckney, Michigan is located in southern Livingston County, Michigan in Putnam Township, about 16 miles northwest of Ann Arbor and two miles north of the Washtenaw County line, along M-36.
		Pinckney is the heart of the "Portage Chain of Lakes" and the "Halfmoon Chain of Lakes".
	www.patlotz.com /PageManager/Default.aspx/PageID=2012382 (2632 words)

	Biographical Sketch of Charles C. Pinckney, Nemaha County, KSGenWeb Digital Library
		Pinckney, who is regarded as one of the substantial and progressive farmers and stock dealers of his community.
		William Pinckney, the paternal grandfather, was also a native of the Empire state, and on the maternal side the grandfather was Samuel Hitt, an uncle of Senator Hitt, of Illinois, and a relative of the late Colonel Hitt, of Ottawa, that state.
		Charles C. Pinckney spent his early life in Ogle county, Illinois, and to the public school system he is indebted for the early educational privileges which he received.
	skyways.lib.ks.us /kansas/genweb/archives/nemaha/bios/pinckney.htm (1035 words)

	CHARLES PINCKNEY (1757... - Online Information article about CHARLES PINCKNEY (1757...
		Virginia plan, Pinckney presented a draft of a constitution which is known as the Pinckney plan.
		Wilson, a member of the committee of detail, one of which papers is believed to be an outline of the Pinckney plan.
		LAURENS PINCKNEY (1794-1863), was a member of the state House of Representatives in 1816–1832, founded in 1819 and edited for fifteen years the Charleston See also:
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /PIG_POL/PINCKNEY_CHARLES_17571824_.html (1349 words)

	Delegates to the Constitutional Convention - National Constitution Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-24)
		The cousin of fellow South Carolinian Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Pinckney was the son of a wealthy lawyer and planter.
		In 1796 Pinckney was again in the governor’s seat, and in 1798 he went to the U.S. Senate with the backing of the Democratic-Republicans.
		Pinckney returned to America in 1798 and was appointed a major general in command of U.S. forces in the South until the threat of war ended in 1800.
	www.constitutioncenter.org /explore/FoundingFathers/SouthCarolina.shtml (1432 words)

	Gist
		The Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania issued a warrant to General Gist, empowering him to hold Lodges in the Maryland line of the army on April 4, 1780 which was by resolution of the Grand Lodge vacated at the close of the war.
		Colonel John Mitchell established the Supreme Council was the first Grand Commander.
		Both Captain Bowen and Colonel John Mitchell were also "original" members of the Society of the Cincinnati in the State of South Carolina along with 112 other members when it was first established on August 29, 1783 at the "City Tavern." The "City Tavern" was also the site of the first Scottish Rite Supreme Council.
	www.clansinclairsc.org /Gist1.htm (1269 words)

	The Avalon Project : Notes of Major William Pierce (Georgia) in the Federal Convention of 1787
		Charles Pinckney was of opinion (7) that the election of the Executive ought to be by the national Legislature, that then respect will be paid to that character best qualified to fill the Executive de artment of Government.
		Charles Pinckney said (17) he was for appointing the first branch of the Legislature by the State Legislatures, and that the rule for appointing it ought to be by the contributions made by the different States.
		Cotesworth Pinckney was of opinion that the State Legislatures ought to appoint the 1st branch of the national Legislature; -that the election cannot be made from the People in South Carolina.
	www.yale.edu /lawweb/avalon/const/pierce.htm (7202 words)

	Biography of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
		When the South had been freed, for a period, from invasion, by Moultrie's gallant defense of the fort on Sullivan's Island, Colonel Pinckney joined the northern army, and was made aid-de-camp to Washington.
		Some time after the return of peace, Colonel Pinckney was placed in command of the militia of the lower division of the State, but was very soon appointed by Washington, whose confidence and friendship he enjoyed in a high degree, minister plenipotentiary to France.
		He was a member of the convention which framed the constitution of the United States, and afterward, in the convention of South Carolina, assembled for deliberating upon the instrument, he contributed greatly to its adoption.
	www.laughtergenealogy.com /bin/histprof/founders/const/pinckney_cc.html (771 words)

	Timeline: Chronology of the History of Pelham
		As a Colonel and American Patriot he later led the Marblehead Mariners in the Battle of Pelham on October 18, 1776.
		Colonel John Glover spies them from a hill behind what is now Memorial Field in Mount Vernon and rushes forward with approximately 750 men to meet them.
		Colonel Glover and his men, hiding behind stone Walls along Split Rock Road in what was then Pelham hold off more than 4,000 troops for the better part of the day, saving Washington's Army by allowing it to withdraw safely to White Plains.
	www.historicpelham.com /timeline.htm (9254 words)

	Pettigrew Biography, Confederate Military History
		The family was founded in America by James, youngest son of James Pettigrew, an officer of King William's army, rewarded by a grant of land for gallantry at the battle of the Boyne.
		Charles, son of the founder, was chosen the first bishop of North Carolina.
		During the early operations in Charleston harbor, he was in command at Castle Pinckney, and later on Morris island.
	www.civilwarhome.com /CMHpettigrewbio.htm (627 words)

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		The 15th, at daylight, I reinforced Colonel Sumter, with 300 North Carolina militia, 100 of the Maryland line, and two three-pounders from the artillery: having previously ordered him down from the Waxhaws, opposite to Camden, to intercept any stores coming to the enemy, and particularly troops coming from Ninety-Six.
		Charles Richardson now lives, and was about to encamp; but seeing a great light towards Gen. Richardson's plantation, he concluded that it was the houses of the plantation on fire, and that Tarleton was there.
		But the colonel, from what has been termed a ~presentiment~, was uneasy and could not rest; he got up, and hearing the barking of dogs and some other unusual noises, he woke up his men, and removed them back from their fires.
	www.bralyn.net /etext/literature/william.dobein.james/jjmar11.txt (20484 words)

	Men Who Ran For President/Vice President The Other Candidates - Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
		Pinckney joined those opposed to direct elections arguing that it would be difficult to collect and count votes from the general population and they reminded the delegates, “It took as long as two days to send a stage coach from New York to Philadelphia”.
		Pinckney served as a member of the board of trustees for the South Carolina College, later known as The University of South Carolina.
		Charles Cotesworth Pinckney is praised by historians as an American hero who fought for his country during the Revolution, and helped build a new America by negotiating compromises between the competing state governments.
	www.juntosociety.com /othercandidates/pinckney.html (2946 words)

	GORP - Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge
		Pinckney, the largest of the refuge islands, is 3.8 miles long and 1.75 miles across at its greatest width.
		White-tailed deer hunting on Pinckney Island is scheduled as needed on a year to year basis to maintain the herd at a population that is balanced with the habitat.
		Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge is one of the Savannah Coastal Refuges administered by the Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/resource/us_nwr/sc_pinck.htm (2170 words)

	Amazon.com: Forgotten Founder: The Life and Times of Charles Pinckney: Books: Marty D. Matthews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-24)
		Charles Pinckney (1757–1824) was born into one of South Carolina’s most prominent families and quickly became one of the state’s most influential figures.
		Pinckney’s impassioned speeches in Congress helped lay the groundwork for the states rights ideology that eventually would dominate South Carolina and her southern neighbors, leading them to rebellion and civil war in 1861.
		Pinckney is one of the creators of this nation, yet he is left in the shadows of Jefferson, Washington and Franklin.
	www.amazon.com /Forgotten-Founder-Times-Charles-Pinckney/dp/1570035474 (1214 words)

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