Papers, 1761-1890.

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Papers, 1761-1890.

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Personal and business correspondence of Law and of the Dubose family, and of Cyrus Bacot, with whom Law was connected by marriage. As captain of the Black Creek Militia, 1813-1820, Law's papers include muster rolls, accounts of courts-martial, lists of absentees with their excuses, and numerous orders. Law's plantation records are confined to frequent lists of slaves, accounts of cotton planted and produced, and weights of hogs killed. The bulk of the papers is concerned with Law's activities as a merchant in partnership with Daniel Dubose, include records of large amounts of cotton sold to Charleston commission merchants, of turpentine and bricks sold, and papers, bills, receipts, account books, daybooks, cashbooks, and ledgers. Included also are an account book of lumber sold by Law and Bacot, and letters and papers showing Law's activities in the temperance movement and the Presbyterian Church. Personal letters, mostly post 1839, include letters of sympathy at the death of Law's wife in 1839; frequent letters from member of the Cooper and Dubose families; and letters from Law's brother, James Robert Law, who was often in financial difficulties. J.R. Law was a planter in the Sumter District of South Carolina and in Madison County, Fla., after 1848. Miscellaneous materials include a description of the Alabama River and environs, 1815; accounts of trips to Red Sulphur Springs and other springs in Virginia, 1835; and Civil War letters from William Law's son discussing camp life.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Dubois family.

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Bacot, Cyrus.

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South Carolina. Militia

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A number of South Carolina militia units were adopted into the Continental Army. The 1st South Carolina Regiment, organized in 1775, consisted of ten companies. The Regiment was consolidated, although it retained its name, with the 5th Regiment, February 11, 1780 to consist of nine companies. It was reorganized in late 1782 and early 1783 to consist of three companies, and disbanded November 15, 1783. The 2nd Regiment was also organized in 1775 to consist of ten companie...

Confederate states of America. Army

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The Savannah Ordnance Depot, Savannah, Georgia, was organized as a field depot during the Civil War. In April 1864, it became the Savannah Arsenal under the supervision of the Chief of Ordnance. From the description of Savannah Ordnance Depot employment roll, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477938 The Confederate States of America Army may have created the position of Purchasing Commissary of Subsistence to oversee the distribution of food and other supplies to the Co...

Law, James Robert.

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Cooper family.

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Dubose, Daniel.

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Law, William, 1792-1868.

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Planter, merchant, and militia officer, of Darlington, S.C. From the description of Papers, 1761-1890. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19865884 William Law (1792-1868), was a planter, merchant, and captain of the Black Creek Militia, 1813-1820. Most of his merchant activities were in partnership with Daniel DuBose. Cyrus Bacot was a merchant with whom Law was connected by marriage. From the guide to the William Law papers, 1761-1890, (David M. Rube...