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

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- Title:
- 040. William Manigault Heyward to Mother -- July 24, 1820
- Date:
- 1820
- Creator (Personal):
- Heyward and Ferguson families, 1806-1923
- 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.
- Collection Title:
- Heyward and Ferguson Family Papers, 1806-1923
- Contributing Institution:
- College of Charleston Libraries
- Media Type:
- Manuscripts
- Personal or Corporate Subject:
- Heyward family
Heyward, William Manigault, 1788-1820--Correspondence - Topical Subject:
- Plantation life--South Carolina
- Geographic Subject:
- Charleston (S.C.)--Social life and customs--19th century
- S.C. County:
- Charleston County (S.C.)
- Shelving Locator:
- Mss 0092
- Date Digital:
- 2009-09
- Digitization Specifications:
- 700 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:
- 48231
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