Box 1

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Clippings are from local newspapers written by journalists including Ruth Cupp, a North Charleston lawyer and local historian, on the history of Liberty Hill, St. Peter's African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church, and generally about the Lecque family.

Scope and Contents note Includes correspondence to the South Carolina Department of Archives and History written by Larry Stevens, president of the Lay Organization of St. Peter's A.M.E. Church, regarding the placement of St. Peter's A.M.E. Church on the National Register of Historic Places. The application includes the location of the church, a copy of the Liberty Hill plat, and a brief history of the church. Stevens is a descendent of Ismael Grant, one of the founders of the church. The folder also contains...

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Contains funeral programs, photos, and biographies of Arnold William Lecque, Sr. and Wilhemena Jordan Lecque.

Scope and Contents note Contains letters from Carolyn Lecque Collins to the greetings commitee of the Jimmy Carter presidential administration in regards to writing a birthday greeting to Anna Lecque, her grandmother for her eighty-fourth birthday. In addition, there is a letter to Ms. Barbara S. Williams, the Editor of the Post-Courier Newspaper, about her dismay about her grandfather, Arnold William Lecque Sr., not being included in their article about important deceased citizens...

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Includes the 1941 agreement that states Rosa Lecque Wilson and Beulah Lecque Haig are transfering their two-thirds of their parent's (Minnie Lecque and Elijah Lecque) land to their sister-in-law, Anna Lecque. Additional documents include the deed of conveyance from Josephine E. Furman to Anna Lecque dated September 23, 1958, regarding 1.62 acres on Liberty Hill Road.

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Contains one photo of Anna Scott Lecque enclosed within orignal holder and one photo of unidentified male family member.