Davison McDowell papers, 1759-1958.

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McDowell, Davison, 1784-1842. Davison McDowell papers, 1759-1958.

Davison McDowell papers, 1759-1958.

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Chiefly family correspondence and business and legal documents of Davison McDowell; including legal documents, 1767-1820, re wills of Thomas Kirkpatrick and William Stitt; indentures of Agnes Stitt; and settlement of Robert Kirkpatrick's estate. Two account books, 1776-1837, Georgetown, S.C., of personal and household expenses, chiefly re Asylum Plantation and other lands owned or planted by D. McDowell including Pee Dee, Springfield, Hoogley, Oatlands, Sandy Island, Rice Hope, and Woodville plantations; topics include rice crops; supplies and clothing for African American slaves; lists of slaves identified by name, age, and family units; expense statements, 1822, re construction of coastal home; livestock; and contracts with overseers, Abraham Singleton and David W. Litchfield. Letter, 18 Aug. 1810, Newry, Ireland, to Agnes Kirkpatrick, Stateburg, S.C., re purchase of piano, and settlement of estate; 2 letters, 25 Sept. and 4 Nov. 1814, Georgetown, Washington, D.C., and Charleston, S.C., from Thomas Smith, Jr., to Davison McDowell, Waccamaw, S.C., re clothing and supplies for slaves, crop prospects, Gen. Jacob Brown's victory, President James Madison's loss of prestige since the destruction of Washington, D.C., estate of Dr. Waring, rice crop prices, and economic hardships. Letters, 30 Sept. 1815-29 May 1816, Kilkeel, Ireland, from Charles Lewis to Davison McDowell, Georgetown, S.C., re comparison of British and American government, McDowell's activities during the war, comparison between Irish and American soldiers and heroes, and busines failures in Ireland; affidavit, 21 Nov. 1818, re Simpson family of Ireland, and particularly James Simpson, formerly of S.C. Plantation journal and account book, 1803-1809 (Roll 1335); plantation journal, 1815-1833; plantation journal, 1815-1842; plantation daybook, 1823-1826 (Roll 1335); Asylum plantation daybook and plantation journal, 1823-1826, lists of slaves identified by name, tax returns, daily entries of work accomplished, "Observations" re planting rice, and comments on damage caused by storms (see microfilm R 910); and genealogy, 18 Apr. 1959, by Mary James Richards, re McDowell family including obituaries, correspondence, journal entries, 1811-1842, and other records.

2 rolls microfilm.

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