Collection: Langdon Cheves Papers, 1777-1864 / Contributing Institution: South Carolina Historical Society / Date: 1862-02-17 / Subject (Geographic): South Carolina, Delta Plantation (S.C.) - Lowcountry Digital Library Catalog Search Search Results

Start Over Collection Langdon Cheves Papers, 1777-1864 ✖ Contributing Institution South Carolina Historical Society ✖ Date 1862-02-17 ✖ Subject (Geographic) South Carolina, Delta Plantation (S.C.) ✖

1. Letter from Langdon Cheves Jr. at Delta Plantation to Charles Haskell, February 17th, 1862

Date:: 1862-02-17
Description:: A letter from Langdon Cheves Jr. at Delta Plantation to Charles Haskell discussing Cheves' removal of his 250 enslaved persons, his fears of losing his enslaved persons to "the enemy getting a footing in our immediate neighborhood," the area in which the plantation resides being "open to occupation," and his home being used as General Drayton's headquarters.

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