A journal of a voyage to South Carolina, 1818.

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A journal of a voyage to South Carolina, 1818.

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Bound volume contains the diary of Rev. Abiel Abbot written during a trip by sea from Boston (Mass.) to Charleston (S.C.) and a visit to South Carolina. Abbot provides detailed descriptions of the buildings, institutions, lifestyle, and prominent individuals of Charleston and surrounding areas. Included are descriptions of Charleston's churches and other institutions such as the City Hospital, the Sugar House (or Gaol, a jail for slaves), and the Library Society. Abbot also recounts his visit to Henry Izard's plantation near Charleston called "The Elms."

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SNAC Resource ID: 7337917

South Carolina Historical Society

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Abbot, Abiel, 1770-1828

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Minister of Congregational churches in Haverhill (1795-1803) and Beverly (1803-1828) Massachusetts, born in Andover (Mass.). A graduate of Harvard, Abiel Abbot married Eunice Wales of Dorchester (Mass.) in 1795. In the fall of 1818 Abbot, who suffered from a lung disorder, set out for South Carolina to improve his health. After spending eight weeks in Charleston, Abbot spent two months as a guest of James Legare at his St. John's, Colleton Parish, South Carolina estate. In March Abbot went to Sa...

Charleston Library Society (Charleston, S.C.)

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Izard, Henry, 1771-1826.

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