Records, 1824-1900.

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Records, 1824-1900.

Volumes include time books, certificates for stock, letter books, list of manchinery for a textile factory, and mechanical specifications for a 15,500 spindle mill prepared by Lockwood, Greene, and Company. Letter, 29 Apr. 1848, from George Kelly, superintendent for Graniteville Manufacturing Company, to William Mason and Company (Taunton, Massachusetts) regarding the purchase and shipping of various pieces of machinery required for Graniteville textile factory operations. Rules for Graniteville textile factory, 15 Apr. 1861, stipulating that employees of Graniteville Manufacturing Company: shall not bring any intoxicating liquors onto the premises, shall send their children to Graniteville Public School, shall not allow boarders, shall keep all hogs in their backyards, and shall keep the Sabbath as a day of rest and peace.

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Wallace, David Duncan, 1874-1951

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Gilliland, William H., d. 1868.

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Cotton factor and merchant, of Charleston, S.C. From the description of Correspondence, 1836-1868. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20769929 ...

Lockwood, Greene, and Company.

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Pearce, Richard Inman

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Graniteville Company

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Graniteville Manufacturing Company, the largest textile mill in antebellum S.C., was chartered in 1845 and opened in 1847. Founded William Gregg (1800-1867), chose this site in Aiken County for its proximity to waterpower, granite deposits, and the S.C. Railroad. The company provided housing, a school, a store, and land for churches, creating a model mill village. From the description of Records, 1846-1919 [microform]. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 757540716 ...

Stroman Family

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Gregg, William, 1800-1867

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Author, manufacturer, and public official of South Carolina. From the description of Papers of William Gregg, 1843-1927. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79454985 ...

Hammond, James Henry, 1807-1864

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James Henry Hammond (1807-1864) was a lawyer and planter, and an early advocate of nullification and secession. He was Democratic governor of South Carolina for the period 1842 to 1844, and was a U.S. Senator, for the period 1857 to 1860. As a senator he began to doubt the wisdom of secession. From the description of Papers, 1823-1875. (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: 191259405 James henry Hammond (1807-1864) was a South Carolina planter who served in the ...

Prioleau, J.M., Mrs.

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