Smith Family

Residents of Charleston and, prior to capture of Port Royal, S.C., by Federal troops in 1861, of Smithfield plantation on the Combahee River in Beaufort District, S.C.; William Mason Smith (1818-1851) married Eliza C.M. Huger in 1842; they were parents of six children, including third son, D.E. Huger Smith, who transcribed and annotated these letters ca. 1920s with his daughter, artist Alice Ravenel Huger Smith.

From the description of Smith family papers, 1860 Dec. 4-1926 Dec. 26 ; (bulk, 1860 Dec. 4-1876 Nov. 8). (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 50083758