Chiefly letters from Edward Clark and Fletcher Mangum, Chesterfield District, S.C., to Daniel and Neill Crawford, Coosa County, Ala., with news of Crawford family members in South Carolina and community events. Includes letters, 29 June [18]57, Edw[ar]d Clark to Dan[ie]l Crawford, re stillbirth of a son and the high cost of provisions due to extreme cold the previous winter; 11 Mar. 1858, Chesterfield District, S.C., Edw[ar]d Clark, to Neill Crawford, giving details of a sleet storm that had damaged timber and the results of court trials in Chesterfield District, S.C., including cases for murder, arson, slave trading, theft of cows and hogs, and disturbing the peace. Letter, 22 Nov. 1858, Chesterfield District, S.C., Fletcher Mangum, to Neill Crawford, Coosa County, Ala., noting deaths due to typhoid fever, discussing a court case in which he was representing Crawford's interests, and expressing a desire to move from South Carolina if Crawford could locate suitable land.
