Account and composition book, 1881-1990 (bulk, 1881-1938).

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Sampson, Elizabeth Rebecca Thomas, 1848-1938. Account and composition book, 1881-1990 (bulk, 1881-1938).

Title

Account and composition book, 1881-1990 (bulk, 1881-1938).

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http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53478621

Abstract

Volume of Marlboro County, S.C., general store accounts, historical essays, and family history; account book, 1881, documenting purchases and cotton accounts of merchant J.R. Sampson of Marlboro County, into which Bettie Sampson later added editorial observation concerning individuals represented in the accounts. Volume subsequently adapted by Sampson for use in recording her essays and recollections. Compositions relating to her childhood and teenage years in Marlboro County include "A Partial History of Sherman's Raid in S. Carolina"; schoolgirl experiences; "Big Snow of April 15, 1849"; poetry and "Song verses of olden days"; and two Civil War stories attributed to Sampson's sister, Mrs. D.D. McColl (Eleanor "Nellie" Thomas McColl): "Froddie's Watch," and "Little Billy's Boots," a story about footwear made from the hide of a dog. Includes genealogical information on the Byron, Crosland, Easterling, Evans, Murray, Orrell, Sampson, Spears, Thomas, and Wyatt families and letters, ca. 1980-1990, re family history added by subsequent owners of the volume.

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1 v.

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University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7668558

University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

Related Entities

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Sampson, Elizabeth Rebecca Thomas, 1848-1938.

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Daughter of the Rev. J.A.W. Thomas (1821-1896); wife of J.R. Sampson; native of Marlboro County, S.C. From the description of Account and composition book, 1881-1990 (bulk, 1881-1938). (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 53478621 ...

Thomas family.

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Easterling family.

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Thomas, J. A. W. (John Alexander William), 1822-1896

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Thomas attended Wake Forest College 1840/41. He was a soldier in the 21st South Carolina. Infantry during the Civil War. He served as a Baptist pastor of several South Carolina. Baptist churches. From the description of John Alexander William Thomas Sermons, 1873-1878, 1933 (Wake Forest University - ZSR Library). WorldCat record id: 59882947 ...