'Kemble, who was not familiar with the reality of slavery… Thoughts on how an ordinary citizen can make a difference by strengthening faith in God, family, and country. nationalism" and liked the "concept of a permanent union of the protect the rights not only of his own social class and adopted state but also In 1812, Major Butler owned 638 slaves and was one of the wealthiest men in the United States. Though constantly assured that the slaves were treated well, never sold and content in their circumstances, in 1838 Fannie wanted to see for herself and spent four months in residence on Butler Island.
“Grandson of Pierce Butler (1744-1822), Pierce Mease Butler (born Butler Mease), inherited two plantations in the Sea Islands of Georgia from his wealthy Southern family; one on Butler Island, and another on St. Simon Island. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
The famous English actress Pierce Mease Butler took his family to Georgia for the winter of 1838â1839. “Grandson of Pierce Butler (1744-1822), Pierce Mease Butler (born Butler Mease), inherited two plantations in the Sea Islands of Georgia from his wealthy Southern family; one on Butler Island, and another on St. Simon Island. The elder Pierce Butler left nothing to his children and his entire estate only to his grandchildren who would change their last name to Butler.Major Butler’s eldest daughter, Sarah Butler, married James Mease and they had five children, including Pierce Butler Mease on March 23, 1810 in Philadelphia, who changed his name to Pierce Mease Butler to qualify to inherit a share of his maternal grandfather’s estate. His oldest daughter, Sarah, lived with her family and had three surviving sons before he died; two of whom would become Butler's heirs by irrevocably taking his surname. 429 Persons Auctioned March 1859 Click Here. That visit led to their divorce and her writing a book she titled The story of Pierce Mease Butler and his slaves continued on for 20 years, culminating when Pierce’s financial empire collapsed in 1859 under the weight of enormous debt.
As one of the largest slaveholders in the United States, he defended Butler joined to mobilize South Carolina's militia to repulse the threatened British invasion. of Cloughgrenan and Lady Henrietta Percy. In 1838, the major's grandson, Captain Pierce Butler, married famous and beautiful British stage actress Fanny Kemble. Major Pierce Butler married Mary Middleton (c. Pierce married Mary Butler in 1777, at age 32. Several times he barely avoided capture.
Keeping with his position of contradiction, however, he still defended the rights of the poor common man, all while maintaining slavery's importance for economic and political reasons. Mary was the sold his land in Major Pierce Butler died on February 15, 1822, at Many of his plantations and ships were destroyed, and the international trade on which the majority of his income depended was in shambles. Testifying to his growing political influence, the South Carolina legislature asked Butler to represent the state at the Butler's experiences as a soldier and planter-legislator led to his forceful support for a strong union of the states. Butler sold his commission and purchased large parcels of land in South Carolina. Throughout the closing phases of the southern campaign, he personally donated cash and supplies to help sustain the American forces and also assisted in the administration of prisoner-of-war facilities.Military operations in the final months of the Revolutionary War left Butler a poor man. thirteen states. Butler Family The Butlers of South Carolina and Philadelphia owned extensive plantations in the Sea Islands of Georgia, where hundreds of slaves labored to grow the rice and cotton on which the family's wealth was based. government, as the bedrock of political and economic security, was essential to He followed his own path to produce the maximum of liberty and respect for those individuals whom he classed as citizens. Kemble was shocked at the living and working conditions for the slaves, and complained to him of their overwork and of the manager Roswell King Jr.'s treatment of them.