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2. 016. Hetty B. Heyward to Mother -- January 4, 1817

016. Hetty B. Heyward to Mother -- January 4, 1817
Date:
1817-01-04
Description:
Letter from Hetty Heyward from her Combahee plantation to her mother, Mary Barnwell, in Beaufort, South Carolina. Hetty keeps her mother abreast of the latest news in the family and mentions a busy social schedule and an upcoming Heyward family wedding in Charleston. 4p.

3. 017. Nathaniel Heyward (II) to Mother-in-Law -- January 5, 1817

017. Nathaniel Heyward (II) to Mother-in-Law -- January 5, 1817
Date:
1817-01-05
Description:
Nathaniel Heyward writes to his mother-in-law in Beaufort from his Combahee plantation. He apologizes for being unable to fill some of her commissions and informs her he is sending barrels of rice and flour to her when her boat arrives. 3p.

4. 018. Hetty B. Heyward to Mother -- January 16, 1817

018. Hetty B. Heyward to Mother -- January 16, 1817
Date:
1817-01-16
Description:
Letter from Hetty Heyward from her Combahee plantation to her mother, Mary Barnwell, in Beaufort, South Carolina. Hetty sends her mother a list of items for her to purchase and $40 to cover the cost and thanks her for her pickled oysters and artichokes. 3p.

5. 027. Hetty B. Heyward to Mother -- November 9, 1818

027. Hetty B. Heyward to Mother -- November 9, 1818
Date:
1818-11-09
Description:
Letter from Hetty Heyward in Combahee to her mother, Mary Barnwell, in Beaufort, South Carolina. Hetty informs her mother that they are "home" at their plantation on the Combahee after a journey of three days from Charleston. They are not quite settled yet "as the Sloop has not yet arrived with our Servants and baggage." 3p.

8. 032. Nathaniel Heyward (II) to Mother-in-Law -- July 17, 1819

032. Nathaniel Heyward (II) to Mother-in-Law -- July 17, 1819
Date:
1819-07-17
Description:
Nathaniel Heyward writes his mother-in-law, Mary Barnwell, about a perilous trip from Coosaw island to Charleston aboard a leaky schooner that required "all hands constantly at the pump." He mentions that he has secured passage on the 'Georgia Packet' for a summer trip north but may have to skip Philadelphia because of news the "Yellow fever has shown itself" there. 4p.

9. 039. William Manigault Heyward to Mother -- June 16, 1820

039. William Manigault Heyward to Mother -- June 16, 1820
Date:
1820-06-16
Description:
Letter from William Manigault Heyward at "Pine Land" to his mother, Henrietta Heyward. William thanks his mother for the "box of Hermitage" and asks her to tell his father, Nathaniel, that he is preparing a letter about the saw mills and plantations along the Combahee that he is apparently overseeing. 3p.

10. 040. William Manigault Heyward to Mother -- July 24, 1820

040. William Manigault Heyward to Mother -- July 24, 1820
Date:
1820-07-24
Description:
Letter from William Manigault Heyward at "Pine Land" to his mother, Henrietta Heyward. William apologizes he is unable to get to the Combahee plantations any more frequently than once in ten days due to excessive heat and comments that the lack of rain has damaged many vegetable crops. He laments missing the social scene in Charleston and claims that reading "is our chief amusement." 3p.