Collection: Rose P. Ravenel Family Papers, 1857-ca. 1920. / Subject (Geographic): Charleston (S.C.) / Subject (Topic): Enslaved persons - Lowcountry Digital Library Catalog Search Search Results

Start Over Collection Rose P. Ravenel Family Papers, 1857-ca. 1920. ✖ Subject (Geographic) Charleston (S.C.) ✖ Subject (Topic) Enslaved persons ✖

Date:: 1920
Description:: A notebook (ca. 1920) containing reminiscences by Rose P. Ravenel, who writes about her girlhood, her relationship with her "mammy" and her French nurse. She describes life at Farmfield Plantation during the Civil War, knitting socks for Confederate soldiers, making paper and envelopes, salt production, molasses candy, flower dolls, and the family's hardships after the Civil War.

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