Reynolds family papers, 1837-1958, bulk 1878-1887.

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Reynolds family papers, 1837-1958, bulk 1878-1887.

Correspondence re political and social news of Columbia and Sumter, S.C.; including account, Apr. 1845-Apr. 1846, re expenses at Madame Talvande's school, Charleston; letter, 26 Sept. 1851, Meath County, Ireland, Mary Edwards to [John Reynolds], re their mother's illness; letter, 14 Jan. 1852, Meath County, Ireland, to [George, William, Mark, and Johh Reynolds], reporting the death of their mother; letter, 1 Feb. 1854, Columbia, S.C., William Reynolds to John, re possibility of return to Ireland. Letter, 6 Aug. 1864, Columbia, S.C., W. Reynolds to J. Reynolds, re hopes to serve in military and inability to serve as field soldier; letter, 28 June 1867, Columbia, S.C., W. Reynolds to J. Reynolds, re financial status of academy; 2 letters, 22 Feb. and 5 Mar. 1870, to Mr. Stateburg, editor, New York Albion; letter, 23 Mar. 1870, Boston, Mass., to G[eorge] S[tillman] Hillard, re African-American labor, hopes for migration of Northern whites, and possibile decline in strength of Northern Republican party. Letter, 2 Oct. 1876, Farm Hill, Sumter County, S.C., Maria Rees Reynolds to M. Reynolds, Jr., Kirkwood, Ga., re burning of Singleton house, enthusiasm for [Wade] Hampton rally, and support for Hampton from Chief Justice Moses; letter, 11 Oct. 1876, Farm Hill, Sumter, S.C., from "Maggie" [Mary Margaret Reynolds] to M. Reynolds, Jr., Kirkwood, Ga., re possible uprising in reaction to S.C. Gov. [Daniel H.] Chamberlain's order for dissolution of rifle clubs. Letter, 26 Oct. 1876, Farm Hill, Sumter, S.C., M.R. Reynolds to M. Reynolds, Jr., [Kirkwood, Ga.], re elections, arrival of northern troops in the South, and Republican rally in Stateburg, S.C.; letters, 31 Oct. 1876-7 Jan. [18]83, Sumter and Columbia, S.C., from M. Reynolds, Jr., re recent elections, meeting [Wade] Hampton, campaign tampering by Hampton's supporters, and attending speech by Gov. [Hugh Smith] Thompson. Letter, 24 Apr. 1885, Columbia, S.C., M. Reynolds, Jr. to E.W. Anderson, re visit to Jim Hunter at Lunatic asylum, Hunter's epilepsy, and his job breaking rocks to pave the Asylum grounds; letter, 19 May 1885, Columbia, S.C., M. Reynolds, Jr., to M.M. Reynolds, re Episcopal church convention in Columbia, debate about status of freedmen, and plans to amend Episcopal Church constitution to accomodate Reconstruction. Five letters of M. Reynolds, Jr., Columbia, S.C, 27 Sept. [1885], 17 Nov. 1885, 14 Jan. [18]86, 24 Jan. [1886], and 22 Oct. 1886 re construction of State House, reception for [John J.] Dargan by Free Trade convention, Chicago, Ill., and Charleston earthquake and impact in Sumter County; 8 certificates, 4 Nov. 1837-1838, admitting M. Reynolds to lectures in Medical College of S.C.; 10 certificates, 1 Nov. 1838, re attendance at lectures at the University of Pennsylvania's Medical Department.

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Reynolds family.

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Dell and Estavan Reynolds family of Manton, Michigan. From the description of Reynolds family papers, 1905-1910. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34420773 Residents of Darlington County, S.C.; family members include Ervin Jackson Reynolds (d. 1924); James Herbert Reynolds (1897-1981) and his wife, Amy Connor Reynolds (1896-1980); Darrell Levi Reynolds; Aline Reynolds; and June Reynolds (b. 1929). From the description of Reynolds family papers, 1870-1...

Hampton, Wade, 1818-1902

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Edwards, Mary Reynolds.

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Madame Talvande's School (Charleston, S.C.)

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Dargan, John Julius, 1848-1925

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Judge, historian, educator, and author; principal at the General Sumter Memorial Academy in Stateburg (Sumter County, S.C.); active in S.C. Teachers' Association, S.C. Free Trade Assocciation, and other organizations, including international groups advocating pacifism and the peace movement during the early years of the 20th century. From the description of John Julius Dargan papers, 1785-1965 (bulk, 1877-1940). (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 71789076 ...