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Cotton factor records, 1870-1914 [microform].

Title: Cotton factor records, 1870-1914 [microform].

Letterpress copy book, 1870-1914, consisting of business and financial records of a firm buying and selling cotton and rice in Charleston, S.C.; this business operated by Robert Dewar Bacot, and later by Daniel Huger Bacot. Accounts record values and weight of bales of both sea island and upland cotton; final portion of volume used as a letterbook, apparently for both business and some family correspondence.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (1 roll microfim)

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Bacot, Robert Dewar, 1821-1903. Robert Dewar Bacot papers, 1830-1902.

Title: Robert Dewar Bacot papers, 1830-1902.

Papers consist of accounts and other material concerning cotton sales, household receipts and accounts, slave bills of sale, bonds, and correspondence, lists, and other documents pertaining to the Phoenix Rifles and the Phoenix Fire Company. Papers (1839-1880) pertaining to cotton sales include accounts and correspondence with William C. Murray, John Fraser & Company, Fraser, Trenholm & Company, Molyneaux, Taylor & Company, and others, invoices, shipping receipts, Liverpool (England) price listings, and a power of attorney. There are also some receipts, accounts, invoices, and correspondence pertaining to rice sales. Bacot family household receipts (1830-1902) are for clothing, furniture, medical services, drygoods, stationery, utilities, and groceries. There are also accounts (1884-1885) for groceries. Phoenix Fire Company papers (1853-1861) include notes regarding the administration and regulations of the company, letters, clippings, and other material concerning the company's trip to Memphis (Tenn.), lists of members, and a memorial concerning the history of the fire company. Phoenix Rifles papers (1860-1865) include correspondence, receipts, notes, rosters, and other items, including permits to visit restricted areas, letters, and a map (hand colored) of the "Seat of War."

ArchivalResource: ca. 500 items.

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