Near Wallace in Marlboro County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Pegues Place
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Revolutionary Cartel
Photographed by Cindy Bullard, November 11, 2010
1. Pegues Place Marker
Pegues Place
About 1760, French Huguenot immigrant Claudius Pegues settled in this area. His home, Pegues Place, is located one mile west of here. A founder and early officer of St. David's Episcopal Church in Cheraw, he was elected in 1768 as parish representative to the Commons House of Assembly and in 1785 was named a justice of the county. He died in 1790.
Revolutionary Cartel
On May 3, 1781, a cartel for the exchange of prisoners of war taken during the American Revolution was signed one mile west of here at the home of Claudius Pegues. Lt. Col. Edward Carrington acted for Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene of the Continental Army. Capt. Frederick Cornwallis, acting for his cousin, Lieut. Gen. Earl Cornwallis, signed for the British.
Erected 1973 by Marlboro County Historic Preservation Commission. (Marker Number 35-15.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is May 3, 1781.
Location. 34° 48′ N, 79° 53.357′ W. Marker is near Wallace, South Carolina,
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Regionally, this marker is in South Carolina’s Pee Dee. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: North Carolina / South Carolina (approx. half a mile away in North Carolina); Sherman's March (approx. 0.6 miles away in North Carolina); a different marker also named North Carolina / South Carolina (approx. 4.6 miles away in North Carolina); Henry William Harrington (approx. 5.3 miles away in North Carolina); John Lyde Wilson
Photographed by Cindy Bullard, November 11, 2010
2. Revolutionary Cartel Marker
Other markers no longer nearby. Albert M. Shipp (was approx. 5.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Greene's Encampment / Sherman's March (was approx. 5.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Sneedsborough (was approx. 6.7 miles away in North Carolina but has been confirmed missing).
Also see . . . Pegues Place National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. (Submitted on November 21, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.)
Photographed by J. J. Prats, March 19, 2025
3. Pegues Place / Revolutionary Cartel Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2010, by David Bullard of Seneca, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 3,803 times since then and 158 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 16, 2010, by David Bullard of Seneca, South Carolina. 3. submitted on March 23, 2025, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
