'Gaillard Family papers, 1758–1901' (SCHS 1033.00) — Peter Gaillard Jr., Couturier estate, James Gaillard, p3
Book 4, Page 29 ·1789–1901
Transcription
The third and closing page of the SCHS finding aid for the Gaillard Family papers. The top of the page completes the description of bundle 11/149/3–13 begun on page 2; the remainder lists the three later sub-units of the collection.
…land documents (1807–1809) of PG and Daniel Flud, plat and lease of land of Thomas Gaillard in St. John’s Berkeley and the will and funeral directions (1830–1832) of PG.
11/149/14–17 Gaillard, Peter Jr. 1789–1841
Papers, 1811–1847. 35 items
Berkeley County planter. Plantation, account and estate paper of PG Jr. Included are receipt for cotton sales (1810–1811), receipts, deed of lands in St. Johns Parish (1834, 1839), conveyance of land of Theodore L. Gourdin to PG Jr. (1837) with letter from TLG (1839), agreement to hire overseer (1840). Account books (1826–1834) of PG Jr. regarding proceeds of cotton sales and expenses for grocery and sundry items. Estate papers (1842–1846) of PG Jr. Also plantation book (1825–1847) of PG Jr. and his family with lists of slaves with register of births, deaths, and marriages, statement of cotton crops at the Rocks plantation, Berkeley Co (1825–1833) and tax returns for the estate of S. Gaillard (1831–1840).
11/149/18 Couturier, Joseph, 1778–1833
Estate papers, 1833–1834. Approx 25 items
Charleston planter. Estate papers (1833–1834) and accounts of JC and Francis Marion handled by executor, Peter Gaillard, Jr.
11/149/19–25 Gaillard, James 1818–1906
Papers, 1843–1901. Approx 50 items
Secretary of Pineville Jockey Club. Bills, receipts, letters and other material (1852–1863) regarding membership, expenses and upkeep of the Pineville Jockey Club. Also agreement in trust (1843) to JG, plat of land in Berkeley Co. (1901) and Gaillard family history note.
Source: South Carolina Historical Society, Charleston, S.C., Gaillard Family papers, 1758–1901 (collection 1033.00, container 11/149), finding aid, page 3. The source PDF is archived in this repository at additionalDocumentation/Gaillard-Family-papers-1033.00.pdf.
AI Notes
Page 3 of the SCHS finding aid for the Gaillard Family papers (collection 1033.00), continuing from page 2. The page completes the item-level inventory in four sub-units:
- 11/149/3–13 (continued) — the tail of the land/family-document bundle, listing the Daniel Flud / Peter Gaillard land documents (1807–1809), a plat and lease of Thomas Gaillard’s St. John’s Berkeley land, and Peter Gaillard Sr.'s will and funeral directions (1830–1832).
- 11/149/14–17 — Peter Gaillard Jr.'s plantation, account, and estate papers (35 items, 1811–1847). The finding aid renders Peter Jr.'s dates here as 1789–1841, which differs from the 1783–1843 range given in the biographical note on page 1 — a discrepancy in the SCHS catalog itself that the present transcription preserves as printed. The papers include cotton-sales receipts (1810–1811), Berkeley-County land deeds (1834, 1839), a 1837 conveyance from Theodore L. Gourdin with an 1839 letter from Gourdin, account books (1826–1834) of cotton sales and household expenses, estate papers (1842–1846), and most importantly a plantation book (1825–1847) that includes lists of enslaved people with registers of births, deaths, and marriages, a statement of cotton crops at The Rocks (1825–1833), and tax returns for the estate of S. Gaillard (1831–1840).
- 11/149/18 — Joseph Couturier estate papers (1833–1834), approximately 25 items. Couturier (1778–1833), a Charleston planter, named Peter Gaillard Jr. as executor; the papers include accounts of his and Francis (Dwight) Marion’s estates as administered by Gaillard Jr.
- 11/149/19–25 — James Gaillard (1818–1906) papers, approximately 50 items dating 1843–1901. James Gaillard served as secretary of the Pineville Jockey Club, and the bulk of his surviving papers are 1852–1863 records of the club’s operations — bills, receipts, letters concerning membership, expenses, and upkeep. The unit also includes a 1843 trust agreement to him, a 1901 plat of Berkeley County land, and a Gaillard family history note which would be a primary item to consult for any further claim about the family’s pre-Charleston origins.