William H. W. Barnwell, from Laurel Bay Plantation, writes to friend Edgar Day in Catskill, New York. After 4 years without correspondence, Barnwell apprises Day of his marriage, the birth of his first child and his religious conversion during a revival in Gillisonville, SC. He also speaks of forming a local temperance society and hopes to establish "one upon my plantation among my Negroes." January 18, 1832.
Building on site affected by the construction of Interstate 26 (I-26). May have been a barber shop (striped pole posted by door). Building address number 1818. Langston Motors in background. Possibly on Rivers Avenue. Surveyor notations on back of photo: "Dkt.: 10.486. Property owner: Dora Peagler. Tract: 20. Station: 13+50 Rt. Date: May 30, 1961. In R/W - Bought." [See collection description for explanation of surveyor notations.]
Building (rear view) on site affected by the construction of Interstate 26 (I-26). Building address number 1818. Possibly on Rivers Avenue. Surveyor notations on back of photo: "Dkt.: 10.486. Property owner: Dora Peagler. Tract: 20. Station: 13+50 Rt. Date: May 30, 1961. In R/W - Bought." [See collection description for explanation of surveyor notations.]
Trailers on lot on site affected by the construction of Interstate 26 (I-26). Sign "Trailers for Rent" posted on street. Possibly on Rivers Avenue. Surveyor notations on back of photo: "Dkt.: 10.486. Property owner: Raymond Peagler. Tract: 21. Station: 13+75 Rt. & Lt. (Line C). Date: May 30, 1961. Damage as appraised." [See collection description for explanation of surveyor notations.]
