Sylvester Bleckley papers, 1845-1952.

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Sylvester Bleckley papers, 1845-1952.

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Chiefly business correspondence re Bleckley's mercantile and banking business; Civil War letters from William A. and Benjamin F. Hammond, brothers of Mrs. Ann E.H. Bleckley; and family letters from S.C., Ga., Fla., Tenn., and elsewhere; including letter, Nov. 1853, Coopersville, Edgefield County, S.C., Mary to Hilda, re visiting Anderson, S.C.; journal, 5 Dec. 1853-20 Jan. 1854, written by Ann Elizabeth Hammond before her marriage to Sylvester Bleckley, re daily activities. Letter, 10 Feb. 1857, Germantown, Tenn., Thomas C. Bleckley, to his nephew, Sylvester Bleckley, re health, poor crop yields, and high cost of slaves; letter, 24 Mar. 1862, Strong Bluff Manufactory, Edgefield, S.C., M.L. Miles, to Ann E.H. Bleckley, re social activities and military recruiting; letter, 18-20 May 1863, Benjamin F. Hammond, to his mother and brother, re battles and the blockade. Letter, 27 Feb. 1866, Abbeville District, S.C., Mollie Carter McCastan, to Ann E.H. Bleckley, re social activities, and interactions with freedmen; letter, 30 Apr. 1906, Cal., Margaretta A. Harvey, to Ann E.H. Bleckley, re San Francisco earthquake; letters, 1907, written by Ann E.H. Bleckley, while visiting various places in Europe. Also including two scrapbooks, 1898-1901 and 1899, Anderson, S.C., kept by Zoe Bleckley Maxwell, newspaper clippings, letters, and accounts, re various personal acquaintances, her marriage to Frederick B. Maxwell, and their honeymoon in Florida and Cuba.

287 items and 2 v.

University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7534209

University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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Hammond, Benjamin

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Bleckley family.

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Maxwell, Zoe Bleckley.

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Bleckley, Ann Elizabeth Hammond

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Confederate states of America. Army

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The Savannah Ordnance Depot, Savannah, Georgia, was organized as a field depot during the Civil War. In April 1864, it became the Savannah Arsenal under the supervision of the Chief of Ordnance. From the description of Savannah Ordnance Depot employment roll, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477938 The Confederate States of America Army may have created the position of Purchasing Commissary of Subsistence to oversee the distribution of food and other supplies to the Co...

Bleckley, Thomas C.

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Bleckley, Sylvester, 1832-1896.

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Merchant and banker of Anderson, S.C.; director of Anderson Cotton Mills; trustee of Patrick Military Institute; assistant enrolling officer during Civil War; native of Georgia; son of Judge James Bleckley (1803-1870) and Catherine E. Lutz Bleckley (1800-1874); husband of Ann Elizabeth Hammond; father of several children, including Zoe Bleckley Maxwell. From the description of Sylvester Bleckley papers, 1845-1952. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 43782565 ...

Hammond family.

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