Manuscript Collection
Yorkville Miscellany Advertisement Broadsheet - Accession 1790 M844 (902)
Files
Identifier
Accession 1790 - M844 (902)
Inclusive Dates
ca. 1851
Restrictions
Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections
Collection Size
1 piece
Language
English;
Scope and Content Note
The Yorkville Miscellany Advertisement Broadsheet consists of a single printed broadsheet advertisement, dating to approximately 1851, promoting an early issue of the Yorkville Miscellany, a weekly newspaper published in Yorkville, South Carolina. Printed by John E. Grist, the advertisement announces the subject of the first edition, titled “Expedition Complete,” which recounts the 1776 expedition led by Captain Peter Clinton in the Yorkville District during the Cherokee War of 1776, also referred to in the text as the “Indian War.” The broadsheet additionally provides subscription information, listing rates of fifty cents for three months and up to two dollars per year, offering insight into mid-nineteenth-century newspaper circulation and pricing practices in the region.
The broadsheet also reflects the broader history of the Grist family’s influence on journalism in Yorkville and York County during the nineteenth century. John E. Grist was the original publisher of the Farmer’s Miscellany (1844–1850), which he later sold to his son, Lewis Mason Grist. Under Lewis Grist’s direction, the paper was renamed the Yorkville Miscellany and published from 1851 to 1854. By 1855, the Miscellany was suspended and replaced by the Yorkville Enquirer, which continued publication for more than 150 years.
As an ephemeral advertising piece, this broadsheet provides valuable evidence of local print culture, historical memory, and newspaper publishing in mid-nineteenth-century South Carolina, while also documenting how Revolutionary-era events—such as the Cherokee War of 1776—were interpreted and marketed to readers generations later.
Provenance
The Yorkville Miscellany Advertisement Broadsheet was donated to the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections by the York County Library on May 22, 2022.
Copyright
For information concerning copyright please contact the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University.
Finding Aid Citation
Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections, Winthrop University, "Yorkville Miscellany Advertisement Broadsheet - Accession 1790 M844 (902)". Finding Aid 1575.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/1575