Harry Hammond papers, 1857-1924.

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Hammond, Harry, 1832-1916. Harry Hammond papers, 1857-1924.

Harry Hammond papers, 1857-1924.

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Chiefly consisting of volumes re plantation operations, agriculture, and personal writings, including volume, 1866-1883, re estate of James Henry Hammond (1807-1864) in account with Harry Hammond; scrapbook, 1857-1913, pamphlets and clippings of speeches re S.C. agriculture and industry, and the role of black laborers. Volume, 1880, re census compilation listing names of townships, population, acres of cotton, and bales produced in Aiken, Barnwell, Beaufort, Charleston, Colleton, Hampton, Lexington, Orangeburg, and Richland Counties; two volumes, c.1895 and undated, listing essays or pamphlets dealing with Southern Agriculture; draft, c. 1895, "Culture of Cotton," by H. Hammond, published in 1895; journal, c. 1909-1913, re immortality, ethics, and religion. Two journals, c.1873-1900 and c.1900-1911, re mortality; finance; 1876 riots in Hamburg, S.C.; politics; slavery; agriculture and industry; Charleston, S.C.; 1886 earthquake; urbanization; crime; sexuality; religion; the Civil War; education; etc.; volume, 1883, "Handbook of S.C.," by H. Hammond, Jan. 1884, with annotations; letter, 20 Dec. 1883, from Johnson Hagood, re trouble with the "Handbook of S.C., " and the omission of H. Hammond. Three account books, 1889-1893, 1889-1901, and 1889-1915, re expenses for labor, supplies, and expenses for Cedar Grove and Redcliffe plantations; 2 journals, c. 1890-1891 and c. 1890-1895, re agricultural production and competition, farmer education, depression, Benjamin Tillman and politics, black labor, and statistical study of the cotton crop. Two account books, June 1866-Feb. 1876, re accounts with the Bank of Augusta; 5 account books, 1865, 1867, 1868-1872, 1870-1887, and 1891, re plantation, labor and household expenses, planting and harvesting crops, and distribution of harvest created as administrator of James Henry Hammond's estate; 5 planter's logs, 1870, 1871, 1873-1874, 1875, and 1878-1879, re crop notes, laborers identified according to task and salary, accounts held with laborers and cotton shipments. Volume, 1911-1914, re petty cash; undated volume, re chronology of S.C. history and statistics on imports, exports, and manufactures; letter, 18 July 1910, to William W. Holland, Spartanburg, S.C., re letter written for General Robert E. Lee immediately after surrender; 3 manuscripts, 1897-1924, re biographical sketch of James Henry Hammond, and biographical sketch and obituary of Harry Hammond.

5 items and 31 volumes.

University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries