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Size | 2.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 49 items) |
Abstract | Daniel Alexander Horn of South Carolina was an adventurer and planter. He sought his fortune in California in the early 1850s, but later returned to Cheraw, S.C. About 1860, he moved to Thomas County, Ga., where he purchased a large plantation about five miles north of Boston, Ga., and raised grain and cattle until 1875. He then sold the plantation and moved into Boston, where he erected and ran a cotton warehouse, planing mill, and cotton gin, until his death in 1891. The collection consists of letters, 1850-1853, written by Daniel Alexander Horn to his mother in Cheraw, S.C., and to other members of his family and friends, describing his voyage from New York to the West Coast, his crossing of the Isthmus of Panama, his attempts to make money in the mines of California, and his employment in the growing city of San Francisco. The letters contain his views of business and social conditions in California, law and order, attitudes of the people, the activities of the Methodist Church, the flood of Asian immigrants, climate and health, personal living arrangements, and prices, and include inquiries about affairs at home. Also included is Horn's diary (27 volumes), written at Cheraw, 1855, and in Thomas County, 1867-1891, concerning his household, farm work, cattle, weather, social life, and church attendance. |
Creator | Horn, Daniel Alexander, 1818-1891. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff, 1960s
Encoded by: Nancy Kaiser, October 2005
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Daniel Alexander Horn of South Carolina was an adventurer and planter. He sought his fortune in California in the early 1850s, but later returned to Cheraw, S.C. About 1860, he moved to Thomas County, Ga., where he purchased a large plantation about five miles north of Boston, Ga., and raised grain and cattle until 1875. He then sold the plantation and moved into Boston, where he erected and ran a cotton warehouse, planing mill, and cotton gin, until his death in 1891.
Horn married Isabella McLeod (1825-1875) in 1855. Their children were Daniel, Laurie(?), Nancy Evans, and Dessy. His second wife was Missouri McLeod ("Miss Zue"). Their children were Sandy and Mary.
Back to TopThe collection consists of letters, 1850-1853 (22 items), written by Daniel Alexander Horn to his mother in Cheraw, S.C., and to other members of his family and friends, describing his voyage from New York to the West Coast, his crossing of the Isthmus of Panama, his attempts to make money in the mines of California, and his employment in the growing city of San Francisco. The letters contain his views of business and social conditions in California, law and order, attitudes of the people, the activities of the Methodist Church, the flood of Asian immigrants, climate and health, personal living arrangements, and prices, and include inquiries about affairs at home. Also included is Horn's diary (27 volumes), written at Cheraw, 1855, and in Thomas County, Ga., 1867-1891, concerning his household, planting, farm labor, cattle, weather, social life, and church attendance.
Back to TopArrangement: chronological.
Folder 1 |
Letters, 1850-1853Includes Horn, Edgeworth, and Sneed family data |
Folder 2 |
Volume 1: 1855 |
Folder 3 |
Volume 2: 1861 |
Folder 4 |
Volume 3: 1867 |
Folder 5 |
Volume 4: 1868 |
Folder 6 |
Volume 5: 1869 |
Folder 7 |
Volume 6: 1870 |
Folder 8 |
Volume 7: 1871 |
Folder 9 |
Volume 8: 1872 |
Folder 10 |
Volume 9: 1873 |
Folder 11 |
Volume 10: 1874 |
Folder 12 |
Volume 11: 1875 |
Folder 13 |
Volume 12: 1876 |
Folder 14 |
Volume 13: 1877 |
Folder 15 |
Volume 14: 1878 |
Folder 16 |
Volume 15: 1879 |
Folder 17 |
Volume 16: 1880 |
Folder 18 |
Volume 17: 1881 |
Folder 19 |
Volume 18: 1882 |
Folder 20 |
Volume 19: 1883 |
Folder 21 |
Volume 20: 1884 |
Folder 22 |
Volume 21: 1885 |
Folder 23 |
Volume 22: 1886 |
Folder 24 |
Volume 23: 1887 |
Folder 25 |
Volume 24: 1888 |
Folder 26 |
Volume 25: 1889 |
Folder 27 |
Volume 26: 1890 |
Folder 28 |
Volume 27: 1891 |