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Graveyard of the Keowee Plantation: A Photographic Report

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: Mss-0217
Scope and Contents

Photographic report of the condition of the Keowee Plantation graveyard completed by Leonard in the spring of 1973. It contains a short introduction, a map of the graveyard showing direction of views depicted by the photographs and ten color photographs showing seven different views of the graveyard and of the gravesites of John Ewing Colhoun (1751-1802) and Martha Maria Colhoun (d. 1853). John Ewing Colhoun was the father-in-law of John C. Calhoun and resided at the Keowee Plantation.

Dates: 1973 - 1973

Henry George Carrison Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss-0033
Introduction

Henry George Carrison was a civic leader, businessman, and plantation owner in Camden, South Carolina. Original account books, letter press copies of correspondence, and financial transactions indicate that H.G. Carrison was the owner of large pieces of property and businesses, including the Hermitage Cotton Mills, in Camden.

Dates: 1876 - 1933

James Edward Colhoun diaries

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: Mss-0055
Scope and Contents This manuscript is a photocopy of a typescript version of parts of a series of diaries kept by James Edward Colhoun between 1823-1830. There are major gaps in the narrative. The periods covered are July 30-August 21, 1823; 1825-1826; and 1829-1830. The 1823 entries narrate Colhoun's activities during a survey expedition in Minnesota and North Dakota under the direction of Colonel Stephen H. Long. The 1825-26 entries recount activities at his plantation and his travels in Kentucky and North...
Dates: 1823-1830

Keowee Plantation Journal

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: Mss-0056
Scope and Contents

The Journal lists work done on Keowee Plantation, owned by John Ewing Colhoun. It records the purchase and sale of farm products and weather conditions from January 2, 1853, to January 13, 1855. There are several lists of names of the plantation's slaves between 1854-1859 which in some cases give their ages, death dates, family relationships, and valuation. Brief mention is made of John Ewing Colhoun's sons, William Ransom Colhoun and Henry Davis Colhoun.

Dates: 1853-1859; 1853 - 1855

Woodburn Architectural Drawing

 Collection — oversize_folder: 1
Identifier: Mss-0184
Scope and Contents

The collection includes one architectural drawing of Woodburn done by Clemson Agricultural College, Clemson, SC, in April 1963. It is drawing number 63003. The drawing is of elevations, floor plans and a drawing of the estate.

Dates: 1963