Calendar of miscellaneous papers [of] Dr. William Crosland 1826-1888 / compiled from original M[anu]s[cripts] in possession of Mrs. R.B. Ricaud, Bennettsville, S.C., by Tommie Gillespie 1937 ; W.P.A. Project No. 2004 ; sponsored by University of South Carolina ; supervised by Miss Flora B. Surles.

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Crosland, William, 1800-1865. Calendar of miscellaneous papers [of] Dr. William Crosland 1826-1888 / compiled from original M[anu]s[cripts] in possession of Mrs. R.B. Ricaud, Bennettsville, S.C., by Tommie Gillespie 1937 ; W.P.A. Project No. 2004 ; sponsored by University of South Carolina ; supervised by Miss Flora B. Surles.

Calendar of miscellaneous papers [of] Dr. William Crosland 1826-1888 / compiled from original M[anu]s[cripts] in possession of Mrs. R.B. Ricaud, Bennettsville, S.C., by Tommie Gillespie 1937 ; W.P.A. Project No. 2004 ; sponsored by University of South Carolina ; supervised by Miss Flora B. Surles.

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Calendar describing Crosland family papers that in 1937 were held by Mrs. R.B. Ricaud of Bennettsville, S.C.; [the original papers described in this volume, whereabouts unknown, may remain in private hands or may no longer exist]; topics discussed include activities of William Crosland (1800-1865) and Ann Crosland of Marlboro District, S.C., and their family. Transcriptions and abstracts of correspondence and receipts re family business, cotton cultivation, and various aspects of plantation management, including purchase of African-American slaves, payments to overseers, sales of cotton, and purchases of guano fertilizer; receipts from various Charleston factors include comment re impact on cotton prices of economic and political developments in America and Europe. Complete transcription of letter, 9 Nov. 1888, Bennettsville, S.C., Ann Crosland to "Cousin Charles," re life in Marlboro County during and after the Civil War era, Union occupation of the family home by troops under Gen. William T. Sherman, an event that she believed hastened the death of the elderly William Crosland, and her lack of enthusiasm for the Union after Reconstruction politics in S.C. Volume also includes partial calendar of letters and receipts, 1868-1875, of the Edward Crosland papers, dating to his years as a student at the University of South Carolina (Columbia, S.C.) 1868-1869, and at Washington University (Lexington, Va.), 1869-1870, re accounts of Reconstruction, Robert E. Lee, local conditions, and social unrest. Volume includes biographical sketch of William Crosland written by Gillespie, and an introduction by R.L. Meriwether of USC, re manuscript documentation efforts made by the WPA and other organizations.

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