West Point Rice Mill Company records
Collection Overview
West Point Rice Mill Company records include correspondence and legal documents (wills, bonds, and certificates) concerning transfers of stock related to estates and to the decrease of capital stock. Letterpress copybook (1917-1923) contains letters primarily concerning the accounts of individuals and corporations. Other records include a stock daybook (1888-1913) and stock ledger (1887-1924), stock certificates (1888-1913), receipts (1921-1925), checkbooks (1912-1921), checks, check stubs, and canceled checks (primarily for dividends and liquidation checks), cash books (1912-1925), general ledgers (1909-1925), and balance sheets (1920-1921).
Dates
- Creation: 1885-1925
Creator
- West Point Rice Mill Company (Charleston, S.C.) (Organization)
Language of Material
Materials in English
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Copyright Notice
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Historical Note
The largest antebellum rice mill in South Carolina, the West Point Rice Mill was built on the Ashley River (at the west end of Calhoun Street) in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1839 by Jonathan Lucas, III (d. 1853). The main factory was housed in a four-story brick building. The mill complex had workers' quarters, a cooperage, wharves, a rough rice storehouse, a carpenter's shop, a small flour mill, and a blacksmith shop. In 1926 the mill ceased operations.
Extent
1.0 linear feet (4 slim document boxes, 3 volumes)
Abstract
Collection consists of the records of the West Point Rice Mill Company, Charleston, South Carolina, from 1885 to 1925. Records include correspondence and legal documents concerning transfers of stock related to estates and to the decrease of capital stock, a letterpress copybook containing letters primarily concerning the accounts of individuals and corporations, daybooks, ledgers, and cashbooks. Also included are checks, check stubs, canceled checks for dividends and liquidation, and balance sheets.
Collection Arrangement
Materials are described at the folder level.
Acquisitions Information
Source and date of initial acquisition unknown.
Processing Information
Processed by Special Collections staff, date unknown.
Subject
- Title
- Inventory of the West Point Rice Mill Company Records, 1885-1925
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by: Special Collections staff; machine-readable finding aid created by: Joshua Minor
- Date
- 2016
- Description rules
- Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
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