Robert F.W Allston Account Book, 1860-1861

Title:

Robert F.W Allston Account Book, 1860-1861

Date:

1860

Creator (Personal):

Allston, Robert Francis Withers, 1801-1864

Description:

The Robert F.W Allston Account Book, 1860-1861, documents payments, a recipe to help cure rabies, stocks for Nightingale Hall and Chicora Wood Plantations and the names, births and deaths of enslaved people. The book also includes diary entries for when Robert Allston visited Manassas, Virginia at the Battle of Bull Run during the Civil War, recording conversations he had about the battle, the atmosphere of the army camps and the death of General Barnard E. Bee.

Collection Title:

Allston Family Papers, 1730-1901

Contributing Institution:

South Carolina Historical Society

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Chicora Wood Plantation (S.C.)

Topical Subject:

Civil War, Battlefields, Nineteenth century, Stocks, Deaths, Personal narratives, and Enslaved persons--United States

Geographic Subject:

Virginia and South Carolina

S.C. County:

Georgetown County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

12-04_F14 (1164.00)

Date Digital:

2022-10

Digitization Specifications:

600 dpi, 24-bit depth, color, Epson Expression 10000XL. Archival masters are tiffs.

Format:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Public domain.

Access Information:

For more information and re-use requirements contact the South Carolina Historical Society, Charleston, SC, 29401.

Admin ID:

266078