Scope and Contents The papers consist of three blacksmith account books/daybooks (1848-1850, 1851-1855 and 1858-1864), accounts and receipts. The account books/daybooks record blacksmithing work that Trapp did for various Fairfield County residents. In addition, the 1858-1864 account books contains copies of correspondence, prayers and poems written in 1879 on unused parts of the pages by Mrs. Lula Trapp of Pleasant Valley, Winnsboro, Fairfield County, SC. The accounts and receipts document purchases of cloth,...

Scope and Contents The papers include bills, a note, an order, a plat, real estate conveyances, receipts, a tax assessment, a tax notice and a writing composition book. A hand-written list of the items in the collection is also included. Most of the material relates to Pardue's farming activities -- purchases of land and supplies, the slaughter of hogs, lumbering, and tax payments on his agricultural products. One April 10, 1852 receipt is for an enslaved hire; a note, dated February 2, 1858, may also document...