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Identifier

Accession 1683

Inclusive Dates

ca. 1940s-1950s

Restrictions

Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections

Collection Size

.75 linear Feet, 1500 pieces

Language

English;

Scope and Content Note

The Thomas Sumter Reid Papers consists of genealogical research on various Rock Hill, SC and Chester, SC families by Thomas Sumter Reid (1890-1956). The research and records consist of genealogical and lineage charts, correspondence, notes, typescript copies of York County deeds and wills, census data, immigration data, and other records. Some of the more prominent family names listed alphabetically are Adams; Baskin; Bradley; Craighead; Crawford; Cureton; Drennan; Dunlap; Fayssoux; Gill; Lusk; Massey; Mills; Neely; Reid; Simpson; Workman; Zubly; Of particular interest in the collection is the typescript Civil War diary of Julius Mills (1839-1889), Major 17th Regiment, South Carolina Volunteers. The diary is more descriptive than many Civil War diaries and has many anecdotes and stories including “The Legend of Ravenswood” which concerns Ravenswood Plantation on John’s Island in Charleston County, SC.

Provenance

On October 14, 2019, the York County Library deposited the Thomas Sumter Reid Papers with the Louise Pettus Archives & Special Collections via Jason Hyatt.

Copyright

For information concerning copyright please contact the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University.

Thomas Sumter Reid Papers - Accession 1683

LC Subject Headings

South Carolina--Genealogy--Sources; Rock Hill (S.C.)--Genealogy--Sources; Chester (S.C.)--Genealogy--Sources; Fairfield County (S.C.)--Genealogy--Sources; Mills, Julius, 1839-1889--Diaries; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives; Confederate States of America. Army. South Carolina Infantry Regiment, 17th--History; Charleston County (S.C.)--History--19th century

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