Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 2,109

Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 2,109

This is the grave of Henry Laurens. Born in 1724 in what is today Charleston, South Carolina but was then known as Charles Town, Laurens grew up in an upwardly mobile family. The family were Hugenot refugees who found their way to New York in the late 17th century and then to South Carolina. His father made saddles, which doesn’t sound like the business of an elite operator, but increasingly was when he was both really good at it and also expand…