James Kershaw papers, 1786-1825.

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James Kershaw papers, 1786-1825.

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Contains diary, 1791-1825, of James Kershaw, consisting of meteorological observations; recipes; and home remedies, featuring advice for treatment of pimples, boils, baldness, and unwanted hair. Papers recording observations, 17 Sept. 1811, of a solar eclipse; accounts of debts paid, January - April 1812, re prices of cotton, molasses, and sugar; and typed abstracts of recipes, 1936, copied from the diaries. Also includes plat, 4 July 1785, and deed, 2 Oct. 1786, signed by Gov. William Moultrie, re Kershaw's purchase of 640 acres on Sanders Creek in Camden District; plat, surveyed 13 Sept. 1817, for William Blanton, re property situated between Bear and Sawney's Creeks in western Kershaw County, S.C.

6 items and 8 v.

University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7320068

University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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Moultrie, William, 1730-1805

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Revolutionary Army officer and govenor of South Carolina; Captain (Provincial South Carolina Regiment), and Major General (Continental Army); S.C. Governor (1785-1787 and 1792-1794); served in S.C. House, 1783; as Lieutenant Governor, 1784; and in the S.C. Senate, 1787 From the description of William Moultrie papers, 1757-1963 and undated. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 44061063 South Carolina plantation owner, author, politician, and Revolutionary War g...

Kershaw, James

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Planter, of Camden District, an area later known as Kershaw County, S.C.; educated in England, 1772; eldest son of political and military leader Joseph Kershaw (1727-1791), for whom the county was named. From the description of James Kershaw papers, 1786-1825. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 31523175 ...