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RICHLAND, South Carolina in the 1820s: 1 through 2 of 2

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  1. A Petition on Behalf of a Slave Named Royal
    date 1824map RICHLAND, South Carolinatags African-Americans, Crime/Violence, Government, Slavery

    Several citizens of upstate South Carolina approached the state assembly with a petition concerning a runaway slave of special concern to the region. Several years earlier a South Carolina citizen by the name of George Ford had been murdered by a slave named Joe (also called Forest) owned by a Mr. Carroll of Richland County. Both Mr. Ford's relatives, as well as the state, offered more than 1,000 dollars...

  2. Hints On Female Education
    date October 1, 1828map RICHLAND, South Carolinatags Education, Women

    In the words of Dr. Elias Marks, "Intellectual cultivation leads to a knowledge and systematic performance of our duties." Thus, he concluded in his work title "Hints on Female Education," a woman's mind must be cultivated in order for her to perform her duties as a wife and mother to her greatest ability. The work also coincided with an outline for a female educational institution near Columbia,...