Date: 1861 / Media Type: Manuscripts / Subject (Geographic): Charleston (S.C.), United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 / Subject (Topic): Agriculture, Guano - Lowcountry Digital Library Catalog Search Search Results

Start Over Date 1861 ✖ Media Type Manuscripts ✖ Subject (Geographic) Charleston (S.C.), United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 ✖ Subject (Topic) Agriculture, Guano ✖

1. Letter from William Alston Hayne to Charles Alston, 1861

Date:: 1861
Description:: A handwritten, four-page letter from William Alston Hayne to his uncle, Charles Alston, in which he requests Peruvian Guano or Rhodes Supplemental Phosphate of Lime to use as fertilizer. He also mentions the possibility of the Civil War dragging on for years and suggests that the Alston family build a cottage near his home in case of a sea invasion.

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