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Tag Archives: Columbia (S.C.)
4 January 1865: “Father said the Yanks made a clean sweep of everything, and we have lost all our worldly possessions except the few negroes here.”
Item description: Entry, dated 4 January 1865, from the diary of Emma Florence LeConte, the daughter of scientist Joseph LeConte of Columbia, S.C. Item citation: From the Emma LeConte Diary, #420-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at … Continue reading
6 January 1864: “Cousin Mary says, don’t you think she could hire Derry in Wilmington?”
Item description: Letter, dated 6 January 1864, from Catherine “Cattie” Kennedy to her stepmother, Catherine DeRosset Kennedy. She discusses slaves belonging to the family, and circumstances of hiring them out. [transcription available below images] Item citation: From folder 60 in … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Catherine Kennedy DeRosset, Charlotte (NC), Columbia (S.C.), DeRosset family, hiring out of slaves, slaves, Wilmington (NC)
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23 December 1863: “I wish him to proceed to Greenville just as soon as he sends off the property in his charge…”
Item description: Letter, dated 23 December 1863, from Captain C. C. McPhail, issuing orders to the staff of the Confederate States Armory in Asheville, N.C. A. M. Kitzmiller is ordered to meet with McPhail and continue keeping his “papers and … Continue reading
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Tagged armory, Asheville (N.C.), C. C. McPhail, Columbia (S.C.), Greenville (S.C.), supplies, Thomas L. Clayton
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9 September 1863: “Nobody here thinks Charleston will fall…”
Item description: Letter, dated 9 September 1863, from D. H. Hamilton Jr. to his wife, Frances “Fannie” Roulhac Hamilton. He writes news about his own military assignments, the cost and procurement of household supplies, and military developments around Charleston, S.C., … Continue reading
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Tagged Battery Wagner, Charleston (S.C.), clothing, Columbia (S.C.), D. H. Hamilton Jr., food shortage, Frances Roulhac Hamilton, Hillsborough (N.C.), ironclads, Morris Island, Roulhac family
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