Colcock family papers, 1855-1927.

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Colcock family papers, 1855-1927.

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Collection contains correspondence, miscellaneous items, photographs, and ephemera such as calling cards and invitations. Scattered correspondence dates from 1856 to 1927. A letter of 20 Sept. 1861 from Hetty E. Hutson in McPhersonville (S.C.) to her cousin William Ferguson Colcock mentions the death of his daughter Emmeline. Another letter of 1861 from W. D. Gregorie to his wife [Esther Hutson Colcock Gregorie] mainly concerns family matters. Other correspondents include Mary C. Huguenin, William F. Colcock, Jr., Mary W. Colcock Gregorie, Charles Jones Colcock Hutson, and other members of the Hutson family. Among the ephemera are several invitations sent to various members of the Colcock famlily by Dr. [Francis S.] and Mrs. Holmes, for the wedding of Arthur H. Locke and Hennie T. Holmes in 1867. Other invitations are to the St. Cecilia Society ball (undated) and commencement balls at South Carolina College and College of Charleston (1850s). There is also an invitation (1856) to Miss E. Colcock from Thomas S. Bee, requesting her company at Strawinskis Saloon in Charleston. Miscellaneous items include a description of a dream (n.d.); two miniature sketches of a child and a dog; and accounts of dues for the Stoney Creek Association (1888-1901). Photographs are of Adelaide Huguenin Colcock, Hutson Gregorie, Samuel Hay Gantt, Hettie Hutson Colcock, Richard Hutson Colcock, and others.

0.25 linear ft.

South Carolina Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 8203754

South Carolina Historical Society

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Colcock, Adelaide Huguenin, 1858-1946.

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Stoney Creek Association.

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Huguenin famiy.

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St. Cecilia Society (Charleston, S.C.)

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Charleston, S.C. social organization. It was founded about 1762 as a musical society. Later the sole function of the St. Cecilia Society came to be an annual debutante ball. The society admits only men whose fathers or brothers are members. From the description of St. Cecilia Society records, 1830-1989. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36794122 ...

Colcock family.

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Gantt, Samuel Hay, 1893-1982.

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Colcock, William Ferguson, 1804-1889

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South Carolina attorney, plantation owner, and politician. William Ferguson Colcock married Emmeline Lucia Huguenin in 1838. From the description of William Ferguson Colcock autobiography, 1858-1886 (bulk 1877). (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32141797 ...

Holmes, F. S. (Francis Simmons), 1815-1882

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Gregorie, William Douglas, 1825-1900.

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Hudson family.

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Gregorie family.

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Locke, Henrietta Toomer Holmes, 1848-1919.

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Hutson family.

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Gregory family.

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Locke, Arthur Hall, 1846-1905.

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