Box Special Collections Miscellaneous Manuscript Collection Box 1
Contains 8 Results:
Appointment of arbitrators to open South Street (Charleston, S.C.), 1867 July 2
The collection consists of a document naming Louis D. DeSaussure, J. Fraser Mathewes, and I.M. Shackelford arbitrators on behalf of the Charleston (S.C.) City Council in the matter of opening South Street from Hanover to America Streets. The document is signed by Mayor P.C. Gaillard.
Gertrude Atherton letter, 1929 April 23
The letter is from Atherton and is addressed to "Miss Baker." It thanks her for articles she had sent to Atherton.
Alexander Carns slave bill of sale, 1803 December 29
Bill of sale dated "29th December 1083" (1803) for a Negro girl named Luce sold by Alexander Carns of North Carolina to John Foster of Lancaster District, South Carolina. Witnessed by Catherine Carns.
"Pans to Tote" typescript, 1933 August
The collection consists of a typescript copy of an article written by Miriam Pope Cimino entitled "Pans to Tote." The article appeared in the August 1933 edition of Scribner's. It describes the life of African-Americans in Georgia during the Great Depression. Cimino argues that African-Americans who remained in the south faired better than those who migrated north.
Request for passage north, 1865
The document is a request from Major General W.B. Hazen that "four ladies be permitted to pass through the lines of his army to proceed north."
John Cordes estate book, 1764-1798 (typescript copy), 1937
"Sherman's Raid Through Camden, South Carolina" typescript, 1906 June
The collection consists of an essay read by Davis before the Richard Kirkland Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy in Camden, South Carolina in June of 1906. The work is titled Sherman's Raid Through Camden, South Carolina. In the essay, Davis discussed her memories and experiences during the war.