This letter from Capt. Thomas West Daggett (1828-1893) to South Carolina Gov. Francis Wilkinson Pickens (1805-1869) was written from All Saints Parish, South Carolina, on June 1, 1861. Daggett was captain of the Waccamaw Light Artillery and in charge of the coastal defenses from Winyah Bay in Georgetown Co., South Carolina, to Little River Inlet in Horry Co., South Carolina. In the letter he resigns as captain of that unit and states his reasons for doing so.
Alexander Glennie's daily journal from 1828 until 1841, which spans his arrival in Charleston, South Carolina to his early days of service as rector of All Saints Parish in Georgetown, South Carolina. As he writes his daily activities, he includes the names of both the white and enslaved people that he served. In addition, he includes details of his travels outside of All Saints Parish to places like Charleston and Columbia, South Carolina, and his birth place of England. He also records his own illnesses as relevant.
Journal kept by Alexander Glennie concerning his activities as rector of All Saints (Episcopal) Church, Waccamaw, South Carolina. Includes a list of plantation chapels (Woodbourne, Laurel Hill, Brookgreen, Oaks, Litchfield, Waverly, Midway, True Blue, Hagley, Fairfield, Sandy Knoll, Cedar Grove, and Mount Arena); the constitution (1832) and minutes (1832-1838) of All Saints Sunday School (an auxiliary of the Diocesan Sunday School Society of South Carolina); and a circular. The bulk of Glennie's journal contains the names of churches and plantations visited and the names of people (both free and enslaved) for whom he performed marriage, baptism, funeral, and other religious ceremonies/sacrament. Occasional summaries of the number of communicants served and financial support received are also included. A printed circular (1831), "Constitution of the Diocesan Sunday Society School of South-Carolina," is attached to the inside front over of the volume.
A record of baptisms from 1834 to 1848 performed by Alexander Glennie, rector of All Saints Church in Waccamaw, South Carolina. This book specifically records the baptisms of enslaved people and lists their name, their date of baptism, their date of birth, the person enslaving them, and their parents' names.
An account book for the finances of All Saints Parish Church in Georgetown, South Carolina, from 1835 until 1854, recorded by Alexander Glennie, rector of the church. This book also includes records of membership dues paid for the Spirit of Missions.
Alexander Glennie's daily journal from 1842 until 1852, in which he recorded the Georgetown plantations he visited and the marriages, funerals, and regulars services that he performed in All Saints Parish as rector of the church. He mentions the names of people from both the white and enslaved communities in the parish. In addition, he includes details about his trips to places like Charleston and Columbia, South Carolina, and Liverpool, England. He also records his own illnesses.
A record of baptisms from 1848 to 1866 performed by Alexander Glennie, rector of All Saints' Church in Waccamaw, South Carolina. Prior to 1866, the book records the baptisms of enslaved people and lists their name, their date of baptism, their date of birth, the person enslaving them, their parents' names, and their sponsors. The post-Civil War entries in 1866 list the name, the date of baptism, the date of birth, the residence, the parents, and the sponsors of the freed person being baptized.
Alexander Glennie's daily journal from 1860 until 1878, in which he recorded the Georgetown plantations that he visited as well as the marriages, funerals, and other religious services that he performed. Within this journal, Glennie served as the rector of both All Saints Parish Church and Prince George's Winyah Parish Church. He includes the full names of both the white and black individuals in these parishes when he interacts with them before, during, and after the American Civil War. In addition, he also includes details about his trips outside of his parishes to places like Charleston, Columbia, and Plantersville, South Carolina, as well as a trip to England. His own illnesses are also mentioned throughout the journal.
A handwritten note about the origin of the All Saints' Parish School Society, which was formed in 1832 and taught the white population until the Civil War.
