Papers, 1753-1989 | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:Collection of correspondence of the Johnstone family of North and South Carolina and Georgia, and papers relating to their family history. Included is the original will of Gabriel Johnston and a letter of Gilbert Johnston concerning the naming of Francis Marion as commander of military forces in the Pee Dee area. Also included are documents autographed by Francis Marion, Joseph Hewes, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and John Rutledge, signer of the U.S. Constitution, and photocopies of letters by Wade Hampton, George Washington Custis Lee, and John Brown Gordon