Trapier reminiscences, 1865-1870 (typescript copies), 1935-1936

Typescript copies of "Notices of Ancestors & Relatives, Paternal & Maternal & of Incidents in my Life" (1865-1870) by Paul Trapier and "An Account of the Experiences of the Family of the Rev. and Mrs. Paul Trapier during and after the War Between the States" by S.D. (Mrs. Paul) Trapier transcribed during a W.P.A. project. Paul Trapier's "Account" contains genealogical information concerning the Trapier, Shubrick, Motte, Horry, and Huger families; observations about relatives; his feelings about slavery; autobiographical material; references to Belvedere and Serenity Plantations and St. Michael's Church (Charleston, S.C.); his religious beliefs, ministry, and professorship at the church's theological seminary; his views about nullification, secession, and the Civil War; the financial distress brought about by the war; and his sadness at being sent to a parish in Maryland. T.D. Trapier's "Account" describes the situation for Trapier, her husband, and her ten children. Trapier describes ministering to sick and injured soldiers, the difficulty of finding food, the sickness and death of her children, concealing the family's valuables, the family's encounter with Union troops, and the capture of her son by Union forces.