Rose P. Ravenel family papers, 1857-ca. 1920.

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Rose P. Ravenel family papers, 1857-ca. 1920.

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Papers consist of handwritten prayers (1857?) of [William Ravenel]; a letter (1889 March 20) from Robert N. Gourdin in Charleston (S.C.) to the Ravenel family concerning a memorial for the late William Ravenel; and a notebook (ca. 1920) containing reminiscences by Rose P. Ravenel, who writes about her girlhood, her relationship with her "mammy" and her French nurse (nanny), life at Farmfield Plantation during the Civil War, knitting socks for Confederate soldiers, making paper and envelopes, salt production, molasses candy, flower dolls, and the family's hardships after the Civil War.

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South Carolina Historical Society

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South Carolina Historical Society

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Ravenel, William, 1806-1888

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William Ravenel, son of South Carolina plantation owner Daniel Ravenel (1762-1807), married Eliza Butler Pringle (1814-1888), whose sister was Rosamund (Rosa) Miles Pringle. From the description of Letter : Charleston, S.C., to Rosa Pringle, 1863 Nov. 3. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32144160 Charleston (S.C.) businessman. William Ravenel was a member of the mercantile firm of Ravenel & Co., a cotton factorage and importing business. He was...

Gourdin, Robert N., 1812-1894

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Robert Newman Gourdin, merchant, public official, and military officer, was born at Buck Hall Plantation, St. John's Parish, Berkeley County, South Carolina, 27 March 1812, and died 17 February 1894, in Charleston, South Carolina. Gourdin graduated from South Carolina College (1831); was admitted to the bar (1834); joined his brother Henry's mercantile firm, Gourdin, Mathiessen, and Company of Charleston (1837); was a public official in Charleston; signed the Ordinance of Secession of South Caro...

Ravenel, Rose P.

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Daughter of William Ravenel (1806-1888) and Eliza Butler Pringle Ravenel. From the description of Rose P. Ravenel family papers, 1857-ca. 1920. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 37522863 Rose Pringle Ravenel (1850-1943) and William Ravenel (1845-1863) were the children of Eliza Butler Pringle Ravenel and William Ravenel (1802-1888). Eliza Butler Pringle Ravenel was the sister of Rosamund Miles Pringle (1823-1919) and Julius St. Julien Pringle. ...

Ravenel family.

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