Letter from Susan Pringle Alston to Rebecca B. Alston Hayne, April 10, 1865

Title:

Letter from Susan Pringle Alston to Rebecca B. Alston Hayne, April 10, 1865

Date:

1865

Creator (Personal):

Alston, Susan, 1832-1921

Description:

A handwritten, eight-page letter from Susan Pringle Alston to her aunt, Rebecca Hayne, in which she describes Union troops and newly freed people raiding and robbing houses while her family was in Plantersville at the end of Civil War. She expresses concern for similar things occurring in Columbia and Darlington, South Carolina.

Collection Title:

Edmondston-Alston Family Letters and Paper Materials, 1782-1919

Contributing Institution:

Middleton Place Foundation

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Series:

Edmondston-Alston House Museum Collections

Topical Subject:

Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877), Sherman’s March through the Carolinas, Pillage, Freed persons, and Social conflict

Geographic Subject:

Columbia (S.C.)

S.C. County:

Darlington County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

EAH Box 1B

Date Digital:

2023

Digitization Specifications:

400 dpi, 24-bit depth, color, Epson Expression 10000XL. Archival masters are tiffs.

Format:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Public Domain.

Access Information:

For more information, contact the Middleton Place Foundation, 4300 Ashley River Rd, Charleston, SC 29414.

Admin ID:

295753