I found some of the manuscripts online at of all places <G> Rootsweb... Hope this save you a trip to the library or archives :) http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/special/draper/ Traci Parsons-Holder -- Howdy Cousin - http://www.howdycousin.com Pickens County SC USGenWeb - http://www.rootsweb.com/~scpicken/ Newberry County SC USGenWeb - http://www.rootsweb.com/~scnewber/ War Between the States in SC - http://www.rootsweb.com/~scwbts/ Civil War Pensions for SC - http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pensions/civilwar/scindex.htm Parker County Genealogical Society, TX - http://www.rootsweb.com/~txpcgs/