Heyward and Ferguson family papers, 1806-1923.

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Heyward and Ferguson family papers, 1806-1923.

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The papers consist of family and business correspondence between members of the Heyward family. Nathaniel Heyward (1766-1851) of South Carolina and his wife Henrietta Manigault Heyward (1769-1827) correspond with their sons Nathaniel Heyward (1790-1819) and William Manigault Heyward (1788-1820); their grandsons Nathaniel Barnwell Heyward (1816-1891), James Barnwell Heyward (1817-1886) and William Henry Heyward (1817-1889); and other relations regarding plantation provisions and rice planting along the Combahee and Savannah Rivers, purchase of land, travels in Europe, and family deaths. Legal documentation consists of payment and loans to family members for the purchase of slaves, property and mortgages. Plantation records consist of planting and harvesting records for Myrtle Grove plantation, 1848-1852; slave names and numbers for Rotterdam, Hamburgh, Amsterdam and Fife Plantations, 1852; cloth, blankets and tools given to slaves; Thomas B. Ferguson's (1841-1922) contracts and correspondence with the plantation overseers, tenants and freedmen; and correspondence concerning Dean Hall and Dockon plantations near the Cooper River. Civil War letters concern the death of Nathaniel Augustus Heyward in 1862 at the Second Battle of Manassas, and the service of Frances William Heyward (1844-1907), Thomas B. Ferguson (1841-1922) and James Ferguson (1784-1874) in the Confederate Army.

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College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7617418

College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library

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Heyward, William Henry, 1817-1889

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Heyward, William Manigault, 1788-1820

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Hayward family.

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Ferguson family.

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Cochran, Diane H.,

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Ferguson, Thomas B., 1841-1922

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Heyward, Nathaniel, 1790-1819

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Heyward, Henrietta Manigault, 1769-1827

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Heyward, Maria Hayne, 1820-1890

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Heyward, Nathaniel Barnwell, 1816-1891

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Heyward, Thomas Savage, 1815-1889.

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Heyward, Nathaniel, 1766-1851

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Heyward, Francis William, 1844-1907

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Cochran, Edward H.,

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Heyward, James Barnwell, 1817-1886

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James Barnwell Heyward (1817-1886) was a planter of Colleton County, S.C. His son was Robert Barnwell Heyward (1848-1906). From the guide to the James Barnwell Heyward and Robert Barnwell Heyward Papers, ., 1854; 1879-1893, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) ...

Heyward, Nathaniel Augustus, 1843-1862

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Heyward, Daniel Cuthbert, 1807-1831

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Ferguson, James, 1784-1874.

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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...

Heyward, William Cruger, 1808-1863

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