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Size | 1 volume (42 pages). |
Abstract | Diary containing monthly entries concerning the health, personal activities, and children's development in the family of John B. Laurens, planter near Charleston, S.C., and his wife, Caroline. The Laurens lived first at Mepkin Plantation on the Cooper River and then moved to Cedar Hill. The diary contains references to Charleston social life, members of the Ball family, the Laurens's trip to Europe, and John's death during the return voyage. |
Creator | Laurens, Caroline Olivia, fl. 1823-1827. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Suzanne Ruffing, February 1996
Encoded by: ByteManagers Inc., 2008
This collection was processed with support from the Randleigh Foundation Trust.
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Diary containing monthly entries concerning the health, personal activities, and children's development in the family of John B. Laurens, planter near Charleston, S.C., and his wife, Caroline. The Laurens lived first at Mepkin Plantation on the Cooper River and then moved to Cedar Hill. The diary contains references to Charleston social life, members of the Ball family, the Laurens's trip to Europe, and John's death during the return voyage.
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