William Ancrum (1771-1831) papers, 1802-1831.

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William Ancrum (1771-1831) papers, 1802-1831.

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Contains William Ancrum's bills and receipts, 1829-1831, documenting sales of books and equipment "to Richland School," and account of Jesse Arthur for sale of farm produce; petition, 1 Dec. 1802, to South Carolina House of Representatives, requesting permission to return his slaves to South Carolina from Georgia, and report of legislative committee, 6 Dec. 1802, granting permission. Bound journal, [4 July] - 5 Aug. [1810?] and 1818-1827, details Ancrum's travels through the foothills and mountains of South Carolina, his meetings with two of the state's Revolutionary War heroes, Robert Anderson, Andrew Pickens, and veteran John Looney, who operated a grist mill. Other topics discussed in the journal include his visits to the upstate villages of Pendleton, Pickensville, and Greenville, and his subsequent travels through the mountains of western North Carolina to the Cumberland Gap, as well as Ancrum's personal accounts, 1818-1827.; bound journal is missing first several pages.

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University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7273348

University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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Anderson, Robert, 1741-1812

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Richland School (Richland District, S.C.)

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South Carolina. General Assembly. House of Representatives

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Ancrum, William, 1771-1831

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Resident of South Carolina and nephew of Charleston merchant, William Ancrum (ca. 1722-1808). From the description of William Ancrum (1771-1831) papers, 1802-1831. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 29661757 ...

Pickens, Andrew, 1739-1817

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South Carolina Revolutionary War soldier, U.S. commissioner negotiating with the southern Indians, 1785-1802. From the description of Journal, 1802. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 37999358 Mrs. Alice Noble Waring of Hughes, Arkansas, great-great-great granddaughter of General Andrew Pickens, collected photostatic copies of original correspondence, documents, and papers which she used in writing The Fighting Elder: Andrew Pickens, 1739-1817, published in 1962. These ...