Hardy Bryan Croom Papers, 1831-1837.

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Hardy Bryan Croom Papers, 1831-1837.

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Photocopies of pages from letterbook containing correspondence, mostly from Hardy B. Croom to his brother Bryan Croom, & also to his wife Frances and others; The letters were written from Newboern and Ruston, N.C., New Orleans, La., Baltimore, Md., Philadelphia, Pa., New York, Tallahassee, Fl., Charleston, S.C., and Augusta, Ga.

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Croom, Hardy Bryan, 1798-1837.

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Hardy Bryan Croom, native of N.C., was a botanist and Florida planter. In 1834, the land granted to General Lafayette for his efforts in the Revolutionary War was sold by his heirs & purchased by Hardy Bryan Croom; Croom's brother, Bryan H. Croom also purchased extensively in the Leon County & Gadsden County areas. Croom died with his family in the wreck of the Steamer "Home" south of Cape Hatteras in 1837. From the description of Hardy Bryan Croom Papers, 1831-1837. (Florida...