Johnathan Lucas papers, ca. 1787-1925.

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Lucas, Johnathan, 1815-1887. Johnathan Lucas papers, ca. 1787-1925.

Johnathan Lucas papers, ca. 1787-1925.

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Papers consist of correspondence, receipts and other financial records, time books, notes, religious writings, and other items. Papers of Johnathan Lucas (1815-1887) include correspondence (1849-1887) with M.E. Carn, William A. Courtenay, Benjamin Lucas, and others regarding the Orangeburg jail, family and financial matters, architecture, and other concerns; receipts (1849-1887) for construction expenses, family expenses, hardware, and many other items; a volume (1848-1858) containing his accounts with individuals and firms for building supplies (for construction of Orangeburg jail) and other items and lists of creditors to whom debts are owed; time books and notebooks pertaining to the construction of the Orangeburg jail, houses, and other projects; a ledger (1856-1879) containing accounts of Lucas with individuals and churches in Walterboro (S.C.); an account book (1869-1871) for the Orangeburg jail; specifications for the Orangeburg jail and fairgrounds, and a bridge on the Edisto River (S.C.); printed advertisements; and house plans (oversized). Lucas family papers include notes about mills built by Johnathan Lucas (1754-1821); bank books of Johnathan Lucas (1815-1887); statements of dues, fines, and other monies collected by the Edisto Lodge of the Independent Order of Oddfellows; poems; a commonplace book of poetry; legal documents; insurance policies; a journal (ca. 1870's?) of Rev. Stiles Mellichamp, Sr. containing notes on Scripture and records of marriages, baptisms, and burials; religious writings by Albert Lucas including essays, notes, and diagrams concerning Solomon's Temple. Papers of John F. Lucas (d. 1924) consist of two bound ledgers (1884-1888, 1905-1925) of the Colleton Banking Co.

2.25 linear ft.

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