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Free Black Charlestonians in Debate: The Complete Proceedings of the Clionian Debating Society, 1847–1858: Appendix A Members, Honorary Members, and Supporters

Free Black Charlestonians in Debate: The Complete Proceedings of the Clionian Debating Society, 1847–1858
Appendix A Members, Honorary Members, and Supporters
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table of contents
  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. List of illustrations
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Introduction Performing Freedom on Slavery’s Hearth
    1. Debating as Education, Debating as Practice
    2. Free Persons of Color in Pre–Civil War Charleston
    3. Self-Governance
    4. Debates
    5. Orations
    6. Library Acquisitions
    7. Creating an Archive
    8. A Green Oasis
    9. Notes
  8. Note on transcription
    1. Notes
  9. Proceedings of the Clionian Debating Society, November 5, 1847–January 14, 1858
    1. — 1847 —
      1. Proceedings of the Clionian Debating Society. [November 9, 1847]
      2. [November 16, 1847]
      3. [November 23, 1847]
      4. [December 1, 1847]
      5. [December 8, 1847]
      6. [December 15, 1847]
      7. [December 22, 1847]
      8. Notes
    2. — 1848 —
      1. [January 5, 1848]
      2. [January 12, 1848]
      3. [January 19, 1848]
      4. [January 26, 1848]
      5. [February 2, 1848]
      6. [February 4, 1848]
      7. [February 9, 1848]
      8. [February 10, 1848]
      9. [February 16, 1848]
      10. [February 23, 1848]
      11. [March 1, 1848]
      12. [March 15, 1848]
      13. [March 22, 1848]
      14. [April 5, 1848]
      15. [May 17, 1848]
      16. [June 7, 1848]
      17. [July 19, 1848]
      18. [September 18, 1848]
      19. [October 1, 1848]
      20. [December 17, 1848]
      21. [December 19, 1848]
      22. [December 26, 1848]
      23. Notes
    3. — 1849 —
      1. Anniversary Day, January 1st 1849
      2. [January 2, 1849]
      3. [February 7, 1849]
      4. [February 15, 1849]
      5. [February 28, 1849]
      6. [March 5, 1849]
      7. [March 7, 1849]
      8. [March 14, 1849]
      9. [March 21, 1849]
      10. [March 28, 1849]
      11. [April 4, 1849]
      12. [April 11, 1849]
      13. May 21st 1849
      14. May 23rd 1849
      15. ‘CDS,’ May 30th 1849
      16. ‘CDS,’ June 6th 1849
      17. ‘CDS,’ June 20th 1849
      18. ‘CDS,’ June 27th 1849
      19. ‘CDS,’ July 5th 1849
      20. ‘CDS,’ July 10th 1849
      21. ‘CDS,’ July 12th 1849
      22. ‘CDS,’ July 25th 1849
      23. ‘CDS,’ August 1st 1849
      24. ‘CDS,’ August 8th 1849
      25. C.D.S., August 15th 1849
      26. CDS, August 22nd 1849
      27. C.D.S., August 29th 1849
      28. C.D.S., September 6th 1849
      29. ‘C.D.S.,’ September 13th 1849
      30. ‘C.D.S.,’ September 27th 1849
      31. C.D.S., October 4th 1849
      32. C.D.S., October 8th 1849
      33. “C.D.S.,” November 5th 1849
      34. ‘C.D.S.,’ December 3rd 1849
      35. “C.D.S.,” December 26th 1849
      36. Notes
    4. — 1850 —
      1. 2nd “Anniversary Celebration” C.D.S., January 1st 1850.
      2. C.D.S., January 7th 1850
      3. ‘C.D.S.,’ February 4th 1850
      4. ‘C.D.S.,’ March 4th 1850
      5. Protracted Meeting, March 11th 1850
      6. ‘C.D.S.,’ March 20th 1850
      7. ‘C.D.S.,’ March 27th 1850
      8. ‘C.D.S.,’ April 3rd 1850
      9. ‘C.D.S.,’ April 10th 1850
      10. ‘C.D.S.,’ April 17th 1850
      11. ‘C.D.S.,’ May 1st 1850
      12. ‘CDS,’ May 22nd 1850
      13. ‘CDS,’ May 29th 1850
      14. ‘C.D.S.,’ June 12th 1850
      15. ‘C.D.S.,’ June 19th 1850
      16. ‘C.D.S.,’ July 1st 1850
      17. ‘CDS,’ July 8th 1850
      18. ‘CDS,’ July 17th 1850
      19. ‘CDS,’ July 24th 1850
      20. C.D.S., July 31st 1850
      21. C.D.S., August 14th 1850
      22. ‘CDS,’ September 4th 1850
      23. ‘CDS,’ September 11th 1850
      24. ‘C.D.S.,’ September 18th 1850
      25. C.D.S., October 2nd 1850
      26. ‘CDS,’ October 14th 1850
      27. CDS, November 4th 1850
      28. C.D.S., December 2nd 1850
      29. Notes
    5. — 1851 —
      1. 3rd “Anniversary Celebration” C.D.S., January 1st 1851
      2. C.D.S., January 6th 1851
      3. C.D.S., February 3rd 1851
      4. ‘CDS,’ March 10th 1851
      5. C.D.S., March 17th 1851
      6. ‘C.D.S.,’ March 31st 1851
      7. ‘C.D.S.,’ April 14th 1851
      8. C.D.S., May 7th 1851
      9. C.D.S., June 9th 1851
      10. C.D.S., June 23rd 1851
      11. C.D.S., June 30th 1851
      12. C.D.S., July 14th 1851
      13. C.D.S., July 28th 1851
      14. C.D.S., August 11th 1851
      15. C.D.S., August 25th 1851
      16. C.D.S., September 8th 1851
      17. C.D.S., September 22nd 1851
      18. Continued Proceedings of the Clionian. Debating. Society. “Clionian Society,” September 22nd 1851
      19. Clionian D. Society, September 25th 1851
      20. Clionian D. Society, October 6th 1851
      21. “Clionian D. Society,” October 13th 1851
      22. “Clionian D. Society,” October 27th 1851
      23. “Clionian D. Society,” November 10th 1851
      24. “Clionian D. Society,” December 1st 1851
      25. “Clionian D. Society,” December 8th 1851
      26. Clionian D. Society, December 22nd 1851
      27. Clionian. D. Society, December 29th 1851
      28. Notes
    6. — 1852 —
      1. 4th Anniversary Celebration of Clionian. D. Society., January 1st 1852
      2. Clionian. D. Society, January 26th 1852
      3. Clionian. D. Society., February 23rd 1852
      4. Clionian. D. Society., March 8th 1852
      5. Clionian. D. Society., March 22nd 1852
      6. Clionian. D. Society, April 12th 1852
      7. Clionian. D. Society, April 26th 1852
      8. Clionian. D. Society, June 14th 1852
      9. “Clionian, D. Society,” June 28th/52
      10. Clionian Society, July 1st 1852
      11. “Clionian. D. Society,” July 29th 1852
      12. “Clionian. D. Society.,” September 13th 1852
      13. “Clionian. D. Society,” October 11th 1852
      14. Clionian. D. Society, October 25th 1852
      15. Clionian, D. Society, November 8th/52
      16. Clionian. D. Society, November 29th/52
      17. Clionian. D. Society., December 13th 1852
      18. Thursday Evening, December 16th [1852]
      19. Clionian. D. Society., December 30th 1852
      20. Notes
    7. — 1853 —
      1. “5th Anniversary Celebration” of Clionian. D. Society, January 10th 1853
      2. Clionian. D. Society., January 12th/53
      3. Clionian. D. Society, February 14th/53
      4. Clionian. D. Society, February 23rd/53
      5. Clionian. D. Society., March 9th 1853
      6. Clionian. D Society., March 23d/53.
      7. Clionian Society, April 14th 1853.
      8. Clionian Society, April 15th 1853.
      9. Clionian Society, April 27th/53.
      10. Clionian Society, May 11th 1853.
      11. Clionian June 8th 1853. Clionian Society.
      12. Clionian Society, June 22d 1853.
      13. Clionian Society, July 6th 1853.
      14. Clionian Society, July 20th/53.
      15. Clionian Society, August 3d/53
      16. Clionian Society, September 14th 1853.
      17. Charleston, September 16th/53.
      18. Clionian Society, September 28th/53.
      19. Clionian Society, October 12th 1853.
      20. Clionian Society, November 9th/53.
      21. Clionian Society, November 23d 1853.
      22. Clionian Society, December 7th/53
      23. Clionian Society, Decbr 21st 1853.
      24. Notes
    8. — 1854 —
      1. Sixth anniversary celebration of Clionian Debating Society., January 2d 1854.
      2. Clionian Society, February 1st 1854
      3. Clionian Society, February 14th/54.
      4. Clionian Society, March 14th 1854.
      5. Clionian Society, March 28th 1854.
      6. Clionian Society, April 25th 1854.
      7. Clionian Society, May 11th/54.
      8. Clionian Society, July 12th 1854
      9. Clionian Society, July 19th 1854
      10. Clionian Society, July 26th/54
      11. Clionian Society, August 30th/54
      12. Clionian. D. Society., Decr 6th 1854
      13. Clionian Society, December 29th/54
      14. Clionian D Society., Seventh anniversary, January 1st 1855
      15. Clionian Society, December 29th/54
      16. Notes
    9. — 1855 —
      1. Seventh Anniversary., Clionian D Society, January 1st 1855
      2. Clionian Society, January 22nd/55.
      3. Clionian Society, June 18th/55
      4. Clionian Society, July 9th/55
      5. Clionian Society, July 23rd/55
      6. Notes
    10. — 1856 —
      1. Eighth Anniversary celebration of Clionian D. Society, January 7th 1856
      2. Clionian. D. Society, February 4th/56
      3. Clionian D. Society, April 7th/56
      4. Clionian. D. Society, May 5th/56
      5. Clionian. D. Society, June 2nd/56
      6. Notes
    11. — 1857 —
      1. Clionian. D. Society, February ^2nd^ 1857
      2. Ninth Anniversary Celebration of Clionian. Debating Society, February 16th 1857
      3. Note
    12. — 1858 —
      1. Clionian. D. Society, Jany 14th/58
      2. Note
  10. Appendix A Members, Honorary Members, and Supporters
  11. Appendix B Debating Questions and Decisions
  12. Appendix C Orations
  13. Appendix D Publications Acquired for Society Library
  14. Further reading
  15. Index

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Alternate spellings of surnames appear in brackets. For members and honorary members, initial dates given are dates of election to membership unless otherwise noted; founding members are indicated by “1847” only. For supporters, dates indicate the first mention. Death dates are provided for individuals whose deaths are noted in the proceedings.

Members

Barrow, Gabriel F., December 8, 1847

Beaird, Enoch G., 1847

Beaird, Simeon W., 1847

Cardozo, Henry J. D., September 25, 1851

Cardozo, Henry, Jr., February 28, 1849

Deas, Robert L., September 27, 1849

Dereef, Joseph Moulton Francis, December 1, 1847

Forrester, Alexander C., June 30, 1851; died May 18, 1853

Gailliard [Gaillard], William H., 1847

Greene [Green], G. C., 1847; resigned February 23, 1848

Greene [Green], Jacob J., Jr., 1847; resigned February 23, 1848

Grimball, John B., Jr., applied January 26, 1852; withdrew application February 23

Hampton, Benjamin E. K., October 4, 1849

Holloway, Richard S., April 15, 1853

Horry, Augustus L., February 28, 1849; resigned December 16, 1852 (see Honorary Members)

Hyames [Hyams], Isadore A., February 2, 1848; resigned March 1, 1848; reelected March 5, 1849

Lee, Arthur Bonneau, January 1, 1855

Legare, R. F., February 2, 1848; resigned March 1, 1848

Lindsay, J. F., application for membership rejected July 1, 1852

Lord, W. S., December 13, 1852

Ludeke, Conrad D., July 1, 1852

Marshall, William E., November 23, 1847

Maxwell, Stephen J., 1847

Oliver, F. H., 1847; resigned February 23, 1848

Roberts, Benjamain L., September 16, 1853

Page 140 →Sanders, Robert, September 25, 1851

Stent, Marion L., application for membership rejected July 1, 1852

Weston, Samuel W., 1847; resigned February 23, 1848

Weston, William O., 1847

Honorary Members

Bass, Job G., January 5, 1848

Bland, A. M. (Philadelphia), December 22, 1847

Clark, William B., September 13, 1849

Dereef, Richard E., December 26, 1848

Dick, Thomas, nomination projected, March 22, 1852, April 15, 1853

Frost, Henry, nomination projected, April 15, 1853

Greene [Green], Jacob, Sr., December 22, 1847

Holloway, Charles H., March 15, 1848

Horry, Augustus L. (Philadelphia), December 30, 1852 (see Members)

Huger, Benjamin T., December 22, 1847; died May 5, 1852

Johnson, J., January 5, 1848

Long, Florian H., December 22, 1847

McKinlay, William, December 19, 1848

McKinney, William, nomination projected, April 15, 1853

Mishaw, John, December 22, 1847; died 1852

Parker, John S., December 22, 1847

Payne, Daniel A. (Baltimore), December 22, 1847

Seymour, William W., December 22, 1847

Weston, Jacob, December 22, 1847

Weston, Samuel, December 22, 1847

Supporters

Bonneau, Frances Pinckney, March 10, 1851

Farbeaux, Emma K., September 13, 1849

Farbeaux, Jacob, December 26, 1849

Mood, Francis Asbury, December 15, 1847

Mood, John Amos, December 15, 1847

Mood, William, December 15, 1847

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