Papers, 1775-1889 and n.d.

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Stroman, Jacob. Papers, 1775-1889 and n.d.

Papers, 1775-1889 and n.d.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34015041

Primarily personal and business correspondence, bills, receipts, and legal papers concerning Jacob Stroman of Orangeburg County, S.C. and his dealings in lumber, cotton, molasses, and other commodities. He also made shoes for area residents. A series of letters from the 1850s from John W. Brodie of Charleston, S.C. relate to Stroman's frequent shipments of lumber and cotton, and comment in great detail on worsening economic conditions. A large group of business letters and notes from the Civil War period reflect the effect of the war on commerce in the South. There are some references to slaves, including one which states Stroman lost a 10 year-old slave to scarlet fever. Other legal and business letters were written to Charles J. Stroman of Blackville, S.C. in the late 1880s, and to a Capt. John M. Felder of Orangeburg, one with a land survey drawing on it.

ca. 438 items.

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