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	8032
	1701 - 1910
	Collection
	The Vanderhorst family was established in South Carolina towards the end of the seventeenth century by Elias' grandfather, a subaltern officer from Rotterdam who followed William of Orange to England in 1688 before emigrating to Charleston where his son was born. Elias' mother Mary was also born in South Carolina where her family settled after leaving Paris for religious reasons. Elias was born on 28 August 1738 and inherited a considerable fortune when his father died during his infancy. His brothers William and Arnoldus, whose son became Governor of South Carolina, and a sister Elizabeth, whose grandson was Washington Allston the artist, are mentioned in this collection. In 1759 and 1760, Elias served in the wars against the Cherokees and then became a merchant. He married Elizabeth* Raven Cooper (or Cowper) in 1763. [*Corrected here from 'Mary', April 2008]. An unfortunate business venture led to the loss of his money and dependence on his mother-in-law's income. Health and financial problems probably prompted Elias' emigration in 1774 with his family and mother-in-law to Bristol, where once again he became a merchant. Records within this collection reflect the family's financial interests in the labour of enslaved Africans. On 3 October 1787 Elias became a burgess of Bristol, but he does not appear to have exercised his right to vote. Ten children were born to Elias and his wife but only six survived infancy: Eliza Cooper Vanderhorst Mary Cooper Vanderhorst, married John Duncombe Taylor of Antigua Harriett Cooper Vanderhorst, married Henry Thomas Shewen of Swansea Thomas Cooper Vanderhorst, married Hannah Beale, niece of Mrs.Bull Anne Catherine Vanderhorst, married John Rees of Carmarthen Carolina Mary Vanderhorst, probably died between 1796 and 1815 On 4 May 1792 George Washington as President and Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of State signed the appointment of Elias Vanderhorst as US consul for the Port of Bristol and its environs. For notes on Elias' despatches, see Ref InfoBox/19/78. Elias declined reappointment as consul in 1816 and died in May that year. Many of his papers went to his daughter, Eliza Vanderhorst, who died unmarried in 1844. She left most of her possessions to Cordelia Duncombe Taylor, her niece. Cordelia married Alexander Moffat of Antigua who then took the name Duncombe. Thomas Cooper Vanderhorst also died without children and some of his papers passed to Cordelia.
	Documents relating to the Vanderhorst and Duncombe families originally deposited, in Bristol City Art Gallery by Miss EIM Duncombe and subsequently transferred to Bristol Record Office in 1948, 1954, 1959, 1960 and 1975.
	1-/35: Vanderhorst and Duncombe families /36-/42: Land in par. Llandewy Velfrey, co. Pembs /45-/48: Land in Clifton, Bristol /49-/54: Enslaved people and estates in America and the West Indies /55-/63: Vanderhorst's appointment as US Consul at Bristol /64-/114: Personal papers and letters of the Vanderhorst and Duncombe families
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Grant Will of Elias Vanderhorst of Charles Town, South Carolina, merchant Will of John Duncombe Taylor of Antigua, now resident in Clifton, Esq. Will of Mrs Mary Cooper, formerly of Charleston, South Carolina, late of Bristol, widow Lease Conveyance Will of Mary Hannah Vanderhorst, wife of TC Vanderhorst, Esq, of Cheshunt, co Herts Draft assignment by Eliza Cooper Vanderhorst to John Duncombe Taylor of Clifton and Mary Cooper Taylor his wife of legacies in hands of Elias Vanderhorst Copy will of Elias Vanderhorst Statement of personal property and debts of Elias Vanderhorst General statement of receipts and. payments on account of estate of Elias Vanderhorst decd Release Release Appointment of new trustees to marriage settlement of JD Taylor of Brislington to replace Elias Vanderhorst and Arthur Palmer Release Deposition by John Rees of Carmarthen Counterpart lease Grant of annuity Notice by T C Vanderhorst and Henry Brown to pay rent from property in Pembrey in liquidation of annuity arrears Power of attorney Copy will of Eliza Cooper Vanderhorst Copy probate of will of EC Vanderhorst Account of charges for obtaining probate duty Account of funeral expenses of TC Vanderhorst Account of legacy duty paid on estate of TC Vanderhorst Account of executors of TC Vanderhorst Release and indemnity Release Copy will of Cordelia Duncombe Duncombe Alterations to be made in fair copy will of CD Duncombe Copy case for opinion of CR Freeling re will of CD Duncombe Schedule of specific legacies under will of CD Duncombe Estimate for probate duty Copy settlements showing estate of CD Duncombe Statements of Trust funds belonging to Captain CF Lloyd and wife Copy will of Major CF Lloyd of Tonbridge Correspondence from solicitor re CF Lloyd's estate Statement showing estate of CB Duncombe, Esq, decd Instructions for marriage settlement on Miss Duncombe and Mr CF Lloyd Conveyance Conveyance Deed of exchange Abstract of OE Lewis' title Appointment and release Acknowledgment of right to production of deeds Account of Revd WDV Duncombe Conveyance Mortgage of £1000 by demise Lease Release Deed of appointment of trust funds Copy will of Frances Darby of Clifton Assignment or conveyance relating to the sale of enslaved people in Georgia Bills of sale for negro slaves [enslaved people] Summons to appear in Court of Chancery for Antigua Correspondence from Alfred Latham to A Duncombe [formerly Alexander Moffat] of Antigua Royal approbation of consular appointment Printed Additional Instructions to the Commanders of our Ships of War and Privateers that have or may have Letters of Marque against France, given at the Court of St James Letter to Elias Vanderhorst and TC Vanderhorst at Bristol from M Charretie, Commissaire de la Republique Francaise aupres de 1'Administration Britannique pour 1' Echange des Prisonniers de Guerre re supply of provisions for the French cartels in the neighbourhood of the port of Bristol Letter to Elias Vanderhorst at Bristol from M Charrettie re payments to French prisoners at Stapleton; also refers to claim made in France by Vanderhorst (on behalf of Charleston merchants) which Charretie had supported Circular letter signed by Rufus King, US consul in London, authorising US consuls to grant certificates of citizenship required by new proclamations re aliens Circular letter signed by R King Notice to Masters of American Vessels issued by the US consulate in London re movements of the Tripolitan Admiral Lisle Circular copy letter from George Canning, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs,to William Pinckney [US consul in London] Letter from John Quincey Adams, US Minister in London, to Elias Vanderhorst Passport issued by Benjamin Franklin, Minister Plenipotentiary of the US to France, to Mr Vanderhorst and his daughter, US citizens travelling to England Burgess certificate of Elias Vanderhorst Apprenticeship indenture and CP of TC Vanderhorst, son of Elias Vanderhorst of Bristol, merchant to serve as apprentice to his father Printed case of the British Merchants trading to America before the American War whose claims have been adjudged good by the Commissioners appointed by the Act of 43 Geo. Ill, cap. 39 Letter from A. Lloyd, Customs Controller on Mont Serratt to Madam and Miss Vanderhorst Letter from Arthur Palmer, solicitor, to Miss Vanderhorst re property left by Mrs. Elizabeth Gibbes in 1755 Letter from John Taylor in Antigua to Elias Vanderhorst Letter from Julian U Niemcewitz [Polish patriot, statesman and poet] in the "British Channel" to Miss Elizabeth Vanderhorst Biographical notes on Niemcewitz Letter from Arnoldus Vanderhorst in Charleston to TC Vanderhorst Letter from Theodosia McLausland at 12 The Mall, Clifton to Miss Vanderhorst Letter from Washington Allston [US artist] at Mr Humphreys, Paul Street, Portland Square to Mrs Taylor [Mary Cooper nee Vanderhorst], "my dear cousin" Letter from William Robertson in St Helena to TC Vanderhorst, now in Madeira Letter to "my dear ousin" Letter from de la Ribondiere at no 69 Rue ?Avoye au Marais, Paris to Edward Edmunds of Pen-y-Rhos, near Cardiff Letter from TC Vanderhorst in Leghorn to Miss ?Beale Letter from TC Vanderhorst Letter from TC Vanderhorst in Venice to Miss ?Beale Letter from TC Vanderhorst in London to "my dear niece" Letter from Filippo Bombelli in Rome to Signor Vanderhorst [Italian, ms note by Cordelia Duncombe Duncombe] painter of the "Monastery" in the Drawing Room] Letter from Francois Keiserman in Rome Letter from PS Pennington in Dowry Square to "Madam" Letter of condolence from Mrs PS Pennington to Miss Vanderhorst Letter from FH Mansel to Miss Vanderhorst Letter from Lafayette [French aristocrat who fought for colonists in American War of Independence, subsequently involved in French Revolution] at La Grange to Miss Vanderhorst in Paris Letter from Jane Porter to Eliza Vanderhorst Letter from Jane Porter at Mrs Col Booth's, Montpelier to Eliza Vanderhorst Letter from Jane Porter in Montpelier to Eliza Vanderhorst Manuscript lines on General Kosciuszko by Peter Pindar Letter from JD Taylor in Antigua to Eliza Vanderhorst Letter from David Roberts [artist], 24 Mornington Place, London to TC Vanderhorst Letter from D Roberts, Fitzroy Square, London to TC Vanderhorst Letter from D Roberts to TC Vanderhorst Letter from Jane Porter in Portland Square to Mr Duncombe Letter [?rough draft] from Eliza Vanderhorst in Clifton to "dear and much valued friend" Letter from Sarah Booth to Eliza Vanderhorst Letter (part) from Alexander Dunlop in Jamaica to TC Vanderhorst Letter from Jane Porter, Portland Square to [TC Vanderhorst] Letter from Jane Porter, at Dr Porter's, Portland Square, to TC Vanderhorst Letter from E Vanderhorst, Chickersee Island, South Carolina to TC Vanderhorst, 'my dear Cousin' Letter from solicitors in London to Mrs Duncombe's solicitors, copied in letter 20 Jan 1849 about legacy duty Part of unidentified letter Letter from H Walford Davis, Temple Church, London EC, to Mr Duncombe Letter from Ronald M Grant, organist at Trinity Church, Boston, Massachusetts, to Mr.Duncombe "The Mansion of Rest" Verses composed by CD Taylor, aged 10, at Woodbine Cottage, after absence of eight years: "To my uncle after a long absence." Verses, "On the Death of Doctor Cooper of Boston", transcribed for Eliza Vanderhorst by JB Cutting More verses on same theme as 8032/107a, with note from cutting "Inscription for monument to Miss Theodosia Burn who perish'd by lightning in New York May 1801" "To the Memory of William Bull, Esq. Speaker in the House of Representatives, Judge, Member of Council, Lieut-Governor of South Carolina" Announcement of death of Mrs Ellen Charlton Memorandum on rough piece of card [?by Elias Vanderhorst] re movements and certain changes for William Taylor and his sister Louisa who came to his house on the death of their mother in 1802 MS recipe book, labelled "Miss Vanderhorst" MS notebook entitled "Autobiography of Elias Vanderhorst" "Book of valuable autographs mostly French for Bristol Museum" - containing letters to Mme Laetitia Buonaparte from members of her family, including Napoleon; letters from General Drouet, Bouienne, Talma, Duchesnois, Taglione, Elgar (1917), life of Kosciuszko 1746-1817 et al