Blake v. Broughton

6 Rec. Co. Ch. (S.C.) 524

• Court: Court of Chancery of South Carolina
• Decided: January 24, 1764
• Status: Published

Opinion

On Motion of Mr. Leigh Sollicitor for the Plaintiffs, it is Ordered, that John Izard, Mary Izard, and Elizabeth Izard, do prosecute this Suit by Miles Brewton ⁶⁵ Esquire their next Friend.

Wm Burrows Master in Chancery

John Troup Register in Chancery

65 Miles Brewton (1731-1775), second of the name, was the son of Robert and Mary Brewton. One of the great slave merchants of Charleston, he served as member of the Commons House, of the first and second Provincial Congress, and of the Committee of Safety. Accompanied by his family, he sailed for Philadelphia on August 24, 1775, and was never heard of again. (St. Philip’s Register, 1720-1758, p. 70; SCHGM, II, 142.)