Collection Summary
Title | Edward Frost papers, 1795-1901 |
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Span Dates | 1795-1901 |
Bulk Dates | (bulk 1826-1866) |
ID No. | MSS21659 |
Creator | Frost, Edward, 1801-1868 |
Extent | 1,500 items |
Extent | 6 containers plus 1 oversize |
Extent | 2.4 linear feet |
Language | Collection material in English |
Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009230 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm78021659 |
Summary | Planter, businessman, state legislator, and district attorney for South Carolina. Family correspondence, political, legal, and business records, commissions, appointments, wills, estate and plantation accounts, ledgers, and memorabilia relating to Frost's service as district attorney and states' rights delegate from Charleston to the South Carolina legislature and his interest in the Blue Ridge Railroad Company. |