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Archibald S. Johnston papers

 Collection
Identifier: SCL-MS-2652

Letters, 10 Feb. 1837-11 Dec. 1847, from A.S. Johnston in Charleston, S.C., to his brother, Alexander R. Johnston in Greenock, Scotland, re family affairs, crop conditions, shipments of cotton, prices, his business as "Wholesale Dry Goods Merchant" in the firm of Watson, Johnston & Co., the settlement of an estate and news of friends in Charleston and elsewhere in the U.S.

Dates

  • 1837-1847

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

All rights reside with creator. For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact The South Caroliniana Library.

Extent

13 items

Background

Importer and wholesale dry goods merchant with offices located at 28 East Bay Street, in Charleston, S.C.; Archibald Simpson Johnston was married to Agnes Bolton Ewing.

Call Number

This collection is held by the South Carolinina Library. Contact the library at 803-777-3132 or sclref@mailbox.sc.edu to inquire about scan-and-deliver options or to set up a research appointment. Please provide at least three business days’ notice for in-person appointments.

Abbreviations / Legend ADS = autographed document signed

ALS = autographed letter signed ALS(T) = typed copy of autographed letter signed LS = letter signed n.d. = undated

General

Also includes accession number 3921.

Repository Details

Part of the South Caroliniana Library Repository

Contact:
910 Sumter St.
University of South Carolina
Columbia SC 29208 USA
803-777-3131
(803) 777-5747 (Fax)

Status
Completed
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
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