Flat Rock of the Old Time: Letters from the Mountains to the Lowcountry, 1837-1939

Book

Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

Flat Rock of the Old Time: Letters from the Mountains to the Lowcountry, 1837-1939

Entry/Object ID

2016.004.4

Description

Compilation of letters written from seasonal residents of Flat Rock to their friends and relatives in the Lowcountry (culled from SC Historical Society records). Presents new insights into the history and growth of the town. The letters include comments about travel to Flat Rock by buggy, the arrival of the railroad, hunting and fishing stories, as well as intimate glimpses of the details of the lives of the letter writers, including some of the most distinguished South Carolina gentry such as the Blakes, Rutledges, Hugers, and Middletons. xii, 294 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Library

Acquisition

Accession

2016.004

Source or Donor

New Library Books Purchased (2016)

Acquisition Method

Purchased

Credit Line

Restricted Book/Archives Acquisition Fund Purchase

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Middleton family--Correspondence, Families--North Carolina--Flat Rock (Henderson County)--Correspondence, Families--South Carolina--Charleston--Correspondence, Plantation owners--South Carolina--Biography, Flat Rock (Henderson County, N.C.)--History--19th century, Flat Rock (Henderson County, N.C.)--History--20th century, Personal correspondence

Book Details

Author

Cuthbert, Robert B.

Publisher

University of South Carolina Press

Place Published

Location

Columbia, SC

Date Published

2016

Call No.

F253 .F55 2016

ISBN

9781611176469

Notes

Copy No.: 0

Location

Room

Museum Mgr's Office

Building

Date

February 7, 2023

General Notes

Note

Notes: Edited by Robert B. Cuthbert. Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-269) and index. Autographed by author (title page).

Created By

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Create Date

September 6, 2016

Updated By

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Update Date

April 5, 2023