Box Special Collections Miscellaneous Manuscript Collection Box 7

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The letter was written by Henry Shepherd to L. Tracy Walsh of Boston, Massachusetts, on May 30, 1889. In the letter, Shepherd provides Walsh with information regarding American literature and recommends several sources for Walsh to study.

Collection Overview From the Collection: This collection consists of items related to the Pogson family from the time of their arrival in the United States until the Civil War. It includes clippings, correspondence, calling cards, genealogies, personal effects, family documents, and other miscellaneous biographical materials. The majority of the documents refer to Milward Pogson, Sarah Pogson Smith, Frances Pogson Smith, and Harry Freeman Young Pogson. Alston Deas, the compiler of this collection, has attached explanatory notes and...

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The collections consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and membership rosters from the Rotary Club of Charleston, South Carolina. The materials discuss the organization's meetings and community activities. The collection also includes a copy of the organization's newsletter, the "Charleston Key-Way" from 1938.

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The collection consists of two programs from the 40th annual meeting of the South Carolina Teachers' Association, and a letter from the executive committee of the organization urging members to attend a meeting in Charleston in 1912.

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This collection consists of a single warrant issued by Edward Trescot and Thomas W. Bacot, tax collectors for the parish of St. Philip's and St. Michael's, to Guilliam Aertsen, Sheriff of Charleston District, authorizing the arrest of Issac Seymour, shipmaker, for failure to pay his 1791 taxes of nine shillings four pence. The warrant was issued on August 1, 1792 for the sum of seventeen shillings.

Collection Overview From the Collection: The collection consists of five letters concerning the history of the Wightman family in South Carolina and Rhode Island. The correspondents of the first letter are unknown. The second letter was written by Dr. G.B. Manzer to J.P. Wightman. This letter provides a brief history of the northern branch of the family, which resided in Rhode Island. The third letter was written by J.T. Wightman to his niece (whose name is not identified). The fourth letter was written by J.P Wightman to his...

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This collection consists of items related to Fairfield Plantation and includes maps, photographs, correspondence, a handwritten list of the property's slaves, and other miscellaneous and primary materials.

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This collection includes two copies of the Finley family coat of arms and a handwritten letter providing the history of the crest and the Finley family.

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This collection consists of items related to the genealogy of the Finley family. It includes genealogies, correspondence, and other miscellaneous biographical materials.

Collection Overview From the Collection:

This collection consists of items related to the Finley family and includes genealogies, correspondence, family histories, and other miscellaneous biographical materials.