Tobacco cultivation and civic notes from Pickens district
A 1866 letter urges sowing tobacco seed near a burned, well-manured bed, with careful planting and brush mulch to transplant by May. It notes district suitability in Pickens and Anderson, potential profits, and share manufacturing options. Also reports on 1866 railroad and cotton policy debates and a Charleston Cotton Exchange outlook for Holton pricing and suspended cotton sales.
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Theeowhe Courier
Tobacco
Feronda Am
Tobacdo
Janis
Witty
Volmeco
Picken and
Anderson
Pickens Distri
Learsnorton
Linia Gentral
Hye
Wsmbers
Washburne
Ilnois
Candlen
Amboy
New York
Charleston
Courin
Holton
Reconstruction Era Freedmen Labour Regulations in South Carolina
A Dec 1865 proclamation outlines regulations for freedmen and employers in South Carolina. It covers equal laws, employment rights, prohibitions on coercion, housing and care for able-bodied freedmen, penalties for unlawful labor controls, rations, and armed rights, with enforcement by district commanders and the Freedmen's Bureau. The document emphasizes non-discrimination, oversight of contracts, and penalties for vagrancy, while preserving orderly labor and support for aged and infirm refugees.
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Hondalee Teruecton
Geneva
Vo Tha
United States
South Carolina
Freedmen's Bureau
Freedmen’s Bureau
United Statos
What Young People Should Know In Life
Advice on self sufficiency covers practical skills for boys and girls from dressing, grooming, writing business letters, farming tasks, cooking, sewing, housekeeping, nursing, and aiding others. The piece extols ready aid to those in trouble, praising a capable young person as a source of comfort and happiness.
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Parriots
Andy
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