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Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 150 items) |
Abstract | The collection includes scattered personal correspondence and business papers of various persons related to the Smith family and the Sondley family. Earlier papers are chiefly deeds and non-political correspondence pertaining to William Smith (1751-1837), South Carolina state legislator and United States congressman. Papers after 1840 are chiefly scattered business papers and correspondence about family matters of the Sondley family of Newberry District, S.C., including about fifteen letters, 1861-1864, from Christopher Sondley, with a South Carolina regiment at various camps in Virginia to various members of his family about camp life, his views on the war, and other matters. |
Creator | Smith (Family : Smith, William, 1751-1837)
Sondley (Family : Newberry County, S.C.) |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, June 2010
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
Diacritics and other special characters have been omitted from this finding aid to facilitate keyword searching in web browsers.
Back to TopThe following terms from Library of Congress Subject Headings suggest topics, persons, geography, etc. interspersed through the entire collection; the terms do not usually represent discrete and easily identifiable portions of the collection--such as folders or items.
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William Smith (1751-1837) was a lawyer, planter, and South Carolina state legislator, and United States congressman.
Christopher Sondley (fl. 1861-1864) was a soldier in the Confederate army.
Back to TopThe collection includes scattered personal correspondence and business papers of various persons related to the Smith and Sondley families. Earlier papers are chiefly deeds and non-political correspondence pertaining to William Smith. Papers after 1840 are chiefly scattered business papers and correspondence about family matters of the Sondley family of Newberry District, S.C., including about fifteen letters, 1861-1864, from Christopher Sondley, with a South Carolina regiment at various camps in Virginia to various members of his family about camp life, his views on the war, and other matters. There are also land grants, wills, and other legal documents.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
1768-1778 |
Folder 2 |
1780-1789 |
Folder 3 |
1790-1799 |
Folder 4 |
1800-1829 |
Folder 5 |
1830-1849 |
Folder 6 |
1850-1869 |
Folder 7 |
1870-1899 |
Folder 8 |
1900-1906, 1936, 1942 |
Folder 9 |
Undated |