Looking back. Charles Cotesworth Pinckney: Two of South Carolina's delegates bore the same surname and same Christian name: Charles Pinckney and Charles Cotesworth Pinckney. To further confuse, both their fathers were also named Charles.
... Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Charles Pinckney and Pierce Butler (S.C.), and William Few (Ga.). Robert Morris, acting for Ben Franklin, who was too ill to attend, nominated Washington as chairman. Rutledge seconded. This nomination came ...
... Charles Cotesworth Pinckney of South Carolina. A highly respected lawyer, soldier and diplomat, he counted among his friends George Washington and Alexander Hamilton. Charles Cotesworth Pinckney devoted practically his entire adult life ...
the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. The Pinckneys had four children, Charles Cotesworth, George Lucas (who was born and died in June of 1747), Harriott and Thomas. In 1752 Pinckney served for a few months as chief justice ...
... Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Charles Pinckney, and Pierce Butler. I John Rutledge (1739-1800) was of English birth, and studied law before coming to America. He was the first to urge independence for the Thirteen Colonies. He repre- s ...
... Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Charles Pinckney and Pierce Butler. They played a leading role in writing the Constitution, especially Charles Pinckney and John Rutledge. The Palmetto State became the eighth to ratify the new ...
... Charles Cotesworth Pinckney. In all, 55 men attended from I He was a 40-year old cousin 12 of the 13 states, no delegate] of Charles Pinckney. He had having been appointed from served as a general in. Rhode Island. In spite of the heat ...
... Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Charles Pinckney, and Pierce Butler. Last year, the Congress named former Chief Justice Warren Burger to head up the 200- year celebration and it is hoped that all of our citizens will join in to help ...
... Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Charles Pinckney, and John Rutledge, All four were men of character who served their state and nation well. The speaker gave brief biographical accounts of each, telling of their service in the Revolution ...
... Pinckney. Charles Cotesworth Pinckney and Pierce Butler; Georgii. TTilliam Few and Abr. Baldwin. Tbe signatures were attested to by William Jackson, secretary. Here is the text of the Constitution.