Richard M. Wheeler papers, 1836-1847.

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Richard M. Wheeler papers, 1836-1847.

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Three letters, 17 Nov. 1836, ca. 15 June 1837, and 18 Oct. 1847 addressed to Richard M. Wheeler re activities of family members in South Carolina and Georgia. Letter, 17 Nov. 1836 (Walthonville, [Ga.?]), from Sarah Wheeler, to her uncle, Richard M. Wheeler (Sumterville, S.C.), mentions the revival of religious fervor in the Sandhills following a meeting of the Baptist association. Letter, ca. 15 June 1837 (Belmonte, Bryan Co[unty, Ga.]), from S. Miranda W[heeler], to her uncle, Richard M. Wheeler (Sumterville, S.C.), conveys news of courtships, engagements, and marriages, including the termination of the engagement between Lucille Wilson and Abial Wilson. The writer indicates that she was employed as a teacher in the household of Lewis Hines, of Bryan County, Ga., located west of Savannah and asks to be addressed as Miranda rather than as Sarah. Letter, 18 Oct. 1847 (Darlington, S.C.), E.L. Anderson, to Richard M. Wheeler (Mt. Clio P[ost] O[ffice], Sumter Dist[rict], S.C.), notes the prevailing interest in railroad development in Darlington area, with a barbecue to be given at Eli Gregg's store in an effort to secure capitol stock. Anderson also references a meeting of the Welsh Neck Baptist Association, protracted meetings held by Baptists and Methodists in Darlington District, the prevailing good health of the area, and the plentifulness of provisions despite a poor cotton crop.

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Anderson, E. L.

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Welsh Neck Baptist Association (S.C.)

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J. Eli Gregg and Sons (Mars Bluff, S.C.)

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Wheeler family.

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Wheeler, Sarah, 1777-1856

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Wheeler, Richard Anson, 1817-

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Connecticut historian. From the description of The first organized churches in New London County : an historical study, 1877 Nov. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 166427992 Richard M. Wheeler (born ca. 1811) is identified in the 1860 census as a resident of Sumter District, S.C., in the vicinity of Maysville Post Office. The forty-nine-year-old farmer was head of a household including a wife and nine children. From the description of Richard M. Wheeler papers, ...