499. Elizabeth Barnwell to Catherine Osborn Barnwell -- ca. 1857

Title:: 499. Elizabeth Barnwell to Catherine Osborn Barnwell -- ca. 1857
Date:: 1857
Creator (Personal):: Barnwell, Elizabeth, 1837-1916
Description:: Letter from Elizabeth Barnwell to mother, Catherine Osborn Barnwell, describing her stay in Columbia with her siblings at their older brother's house. Barnwell writes of getting free tickets to see a performance of the "Lilliputian Band", a group of five "little negroes", and comments on her brother's kitchenware, including a description of a chafing dish heated with camphene. ca. 1857.
Collection Title:: Barnwell Family Papers
Contributing Institution:: College of Charleston Libraries
Media Type:: Manuscripts
Personal or Corporate Subject:: Barnwell family
Topical Subject:: Slaves--Southern States--Songs and music
Geographic Subject:: Columbia (S.C.)--Social life and customs--19th century
S.C. County:: Charleston County (S.C.)
Shelving Locator:: Mss 0110
Date Digital:: 2011-06
Digitization Specifications:: 480 ppi, 24-bit depth, color, Epson Expression 10000XL scanner, Archival Master is a tiff.
Internet Media Type:: image/jpeg
Copyright Status Statement:: Public domain.
Access Information:: For more information, contact Special Collections, College of Charleston Libraries, 66 George Street, Charleston SC 29424.
Admin ID:: 33665

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