Hello, Much earlier this month, I posted queries regarding Southern Claims Commission claims filed from SC. Yesterday I received the following response from the South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Forgive its multiple appearances, I am cross-posting this so that all who responded to my earlier queries may see it. Judith in Brooklyn, NY Trying to establish a firmer foothold on the shoulders of the ancestors who are my support and my strength. BACKUS, BRABHAM, BROWN, BROWNFIELD, DEAS, GAILLARD, HART, KEARSE, LOWNDES, NIX, ROBINSON, STARLING, WALLER - --------------------------------------------------------- Dear Ms. Brabham, The South Carolina Department of Archives and History has two collection related to the Southern Claims Commission. The first collection consists of 14 rolls of microfilm produced by the National Archives and Records Administration. The records reproduced on this microfilm included journals of the commission, correspondence to and from the special investigative agents employed by the commission, and other miscellaneous papers. This series also includes a alphabetical register of claims filed and a state by state listing of claimants. The second collection is an unpublished manuscript listing the 578 claims filed in South Carolina. It provides itemized details on 127 of 150 allowed claims and on all 230 rejected claims. Accounts are missing for 23 of the allowed claims and little information was found on the approximately 300 barred or withdrawn claims from the state. The actual claims are held by the National Archives and Records Administration. Sincerely, Patrick McCawley Reference Archivist SC Department of Archives & History 8301 Parklane Road Columbia, SC 29223 (803)896-6104 patrick@scdah.state.sc.us