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“P” is for Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth (1746-1825)

South Carolina Public Radio
“P” is for Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth (1746-1825). Soldier, statesman, diplomat. Born in Charleston, Pinckney was educated at Christ Church College, Oxford,...
3 months ago

July 12, 1787: Progress Toward Compromise

National Park Service (.gov)
The delegates continued their discussion of the method for determining representation in the legislature, gradually moving toward a spirit of compromise.
15 months ago

Charles Cotesworth Pinckney Obituary 2016

Oakes & Nichols, Inc
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, 90, self-employed accountant and resident of Bear Creek Pike, died Friday, March 18, 2016 at Maury Regional...
104 months ago

On this day, the Constitutional Convention began

The National Constitution Center
It was on this day in 1787 when the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia started in earnest and the first votes were taken at what is now called...
18 months ago

Unfounded Rumor Claims Benjamin Franklin Once Gave an Antisemitic Speech

Snopes
The US founding father supposedly urged an audience in 1787 to exclude Jewish people "from the United States in the Constitution."
5 months ago

Pinckney Island is a special place for nature lovers

Lakeside on Lanier
Posted by Bill Vanderford | Jun 26, 2021 | Vanderford's Travels. A man on the shore watching birds at White Point, Pinckney Island.
41 months ago

Residents select new name for Pinckney neighborhood: Pinkney

The Lawrence Times
The residents of the neighborhood formerly known as Pinckney have spoken, and in a mail-in ballot vote, they have selected Pinkney as the new name for their...
41 months ago

The Truth About America's Most Virulent Anti-Semitic Forgery

Tablet Magazine
The Franklin Forgery has survived because of its utility to Jew-haters, who, in every generation, have relied on rumor, innuendo, and falsehood to excoriate “...
40 months ago

Citing historic map, Pinckney Neighborhood resident believes controversial namesake was meant for someone else

Lawrence Journal-World
Updated at 10:41 a.m. Monday, Jan. 25 As discussions began last year around a Lawrence neighborhood and elementary school that both use a...
46 months ago

Signers of the Constitution (Biographical Sketches)

National Park Service (.gov)
At least seven (Bassett, Brearly, Johnson, Paterson, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Sherman, and Wilson) married more than once.
244 months ago