Archibald S. Johnston papers
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
- Johnston, Archibald S. (Person)
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
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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.
Creator
- Johnston, Archibald S. (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the South Caroliniana Library Repository
910 Sumter St.
University of South Carolina
Columbia SC 29208 USA
803-777-3131
(803) 777-5747 (Fax)
sclref@mailbox.sc.edu
- Status
- Completed
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script