Diary, 1860-1866.

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Diary, 1860-1866.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58992934

Typescript diary, loosely based on entries in volumes 1 and 2 of Elmore's diary held at UNC; entries are rearranged and embellished in a conscious literary style in anticipation of publication; copy held by SCL includes quote from letter, 6 Nov. 1964, from Frank H. Elmore to E.L. Inabinett, "...the typed copy I left with you is an abridgement made by Grace Elmore" Includes and reminiscences including comments on the 1860 political campaign; describing the house, garden and a typical day in her mother's life; names and duties of the African American slaves; smallpox and treatment of servants. Elmore refers to herself as a Secessionist, "I am my father's daughter, a close follower of Calhoun, born and bred in States Rights..."; other entries discuss work at the Wayside Hospital with Mrs. [Mary Amarinthia] Snowden; assisting with the bazaars; burning of Columbia, and adjusting to social conditions of Reconstruction following the Civil War.

1 v. (104 sheets)

University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7773321

University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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Elmore family.

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Wayside Hospital (Charleston, S.C.)

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Snowden, Mary Amarinthia Yates, 1819-1898.

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Elmore, Grace Brown, 1839-1912

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Resident of Columbia, S.C.; daughter of Franklin Harper Elmore (1799-1850) and Harriet Chestnut Elmore (d. 1865). From the description of Diary, 1860-1866. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 58992934 Grace Brown Elmore (1839-1912), of Columbia, S.C., was the daughter of Franklin Harper Elmore (1799-1850), South Carolina banker, senator, and supporter of John C. Calhoun, and Harriet Chestnut Elmore, daughter of Governor John Taylor of South Carolina. For most...