Charlotte Drayton Manigault

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Charlotte Drayton Manigault, daughter of Dr Charles Drayton of Drayton Hall and Hester Middleton, was born into two of South Carolina's most distinguished families. A woman of uncommon capability, she assumed the management of her household's affairs after the death of her husband in 1843, conducting business with a precision and firmness that earned the respect of merchants and agents alike. Whether meeting with clients, regulating the family's finances, or surveying the markets of Charleston, she carried forward the Drayton and Middleton traditions of stewardship, proving herself a diligent guardian of her sons' interests and of the family estate. - AsNotedIn

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Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
1781/10/13 Charlotte Drayton is born at the Oaks in Goose Creek, South Carolina. Born Oaks Golf and Country Club Goose Creek
1800/05/27 Charlotte Drayton marries Joseph Manigault at Drayton Hall in St Andrew's Parish, Charleston, South Carolina. Bride Drayton Hall Charleston, SC Marriage of Charlotte Drayton and Joseph Manigault
1801/00/00 Edward G Malbone creates a watercolor on ivory of Mrs Joseph Manigault (Charlotte Drayton), c 1801. This miniature stayed in the Manigault family along with a miniature of her husband, which Malbone painted in 1802. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Home, Subject Joseph Manigault House Charleston, SC
1845/00/00 Charlotte Manigault meticulously conducts business on behalf of her husband (who died in 1843) and sons, by meeting with clients, regulating finances and surveying downtown markets. Work
1855/00/00 Charlotte Drayton Manigault dies in Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina. She is buried at the French Protestant Huguenot Church Cemetery, Charleston. Died Huguenot Church Charleston, SC
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