Smyth family papers, 1811-1938.

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Smyth family papers, 1811-1938.

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Papers consist of correspondence, financial records, plantation papers, reminisences, writings, and other items. Included are the papers of Thomas Smyth (1808-1873) and Augustine Thomas Smythe (1842-1914), and the Civil War correspondence of James Adger Smyth (1837-1920). Papers of Louisa McCord Smythe (1845-1928) include a bound volume entitled "Recollections of Louisa McCord Smythe," a typewritten transcription of her reminiscences (ca. 1920) about life at Lang Syne Plantation (Calhoun County, S.C.), her family and friends, travels in Europe, and her experiences during the Civil War, including a description of the burning of Columbia (S.C.) in February 1865 by Sherman's troops. In addition, her papers include a manuscript of "Report of the Work of the Women of South Carolina During the Confederate War" (1898; published in 1903 as "South Carolina Women in the Confederacy"); six notebooks containing notes and reports on the war work of South Carolina women; records (1884-1899) of the United Daughters of the Confederacy including constitutions, clippings, invitations, a membership list (1900), correspondence, a photograph, and other items; and Smythe's journals (1904-1905) noting appointments and other U.D.C. business. Financial records include six bound volumes (1862-1899) containing the personal cash accounts of Sarah Ann Smyth (1846-1929) for groceries, clothing, payments to servants, and travel and other expenses. One volume also includes statements (1889-1891) of interest payments received from various investments.

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