Robert Long papers, 1805-1861.

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Robert Long papers, 1805-1861.

Includes manuscript, 1805-1825, record as Justice of Peace of stray animals "tolled" before him; letter, 23 Jan. 1815, to Dr. Daniel Long, U.S. Militia, Georgetown, S.C., re progress of the war of 1812, attitude of East Florida, money and food sent him; and printed manuscript, 23 Sept. 1816, affidavits of various people stating Long's opposition to distribution of certain printed books to members of Legislature at state expense.

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Long, Robert, fl. 1825.

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Resident of Laurens District, S.C. From the description of Robert Long papers, 1805-1861. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 31259308 ...

South Carolina. General Assembly

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S.C. Statute 1811(5)639 specified that every board of commissioners of free schools was to make a yearly return to the legislature. Governor Middleton recommended the passage of this act as a response to the systematic lack of education in the state. The first appropriation made possible 124 elementary schools for the state. As the system progressed, the term "free school" became embarrassingly exchangeable with pauper schools, because the 1811 act carried within it a written directive that an a...

Long, Daniel

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