Memories of Mulberry : typescript, 1934 / by Esther Reynolds Davis.

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Memories of Mulberry : typescript, 1934 / by Esther Reynolds Davis.

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Account of life at Mulberry plantation, Kershaw County, S.C., including descriptions of furnishings and uses of various rooms; dining customs; names of various African-American slaves and their duties, including Romeo, head cook, and Big Judy, pastry cook. Also includes description of slave quarters; various outbuildings and work areas for blacksmith, wheelwright, spinning house, and cotton gin; services for slaves at the Mulberry chapel conducted by the Methodist Church; customs and celebrations associated with Christmas season; and an account of the burial of James Chesnut in 1866.

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Chestnut family.

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Davis, Bruce, Mrs.

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Davis, Esther S.

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Esther Serena Reynolds Davis was a niece of Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut (1823-1886); daughter of Dr. George Reynolds and Mary Cox Chesnut; married, 1868, to the Rev. F. Bruce Davis. From the description of Memories of Mulberry : typescript, 1934 / by Esther Reynolds Davis. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 34363576 ...

Chesnut, James, 1773-1866.

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Camden, S.C. plantation owner and South Carolina state representative and senator. He was the son of John Chesnut (1743-1818) and Sarah Cantey. James Chesnut married Mary Cox (d. 1864) in 1796 and their children included John Chesnut (1799-1839) and James Chesnut, Jr. (1815-1885). From the description of James Chesnut papers, 1815-1849. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36794014 Planter of Kershaw County, S.C.; member of S.C. General A...