--part1_81.5a0c67.26e8e0df_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Regarding the chair purchased in Charleston. I would seek out the Historical Society in Charleston, who would certainly have information on that plantation. How fascinating! For a FABULOUS read on the very early history of Charleston and the slave trade, read "Slaves in the Family" by Charles Ball. It traces the family history of the Ball family, who were very wealthy rice plantation owners around Charleston. It will fascinate you, break your heart and open your mind all at the same time. It's also an excellent example of writing an extremely interesting family history - not just names and dates. Sandy Sandy --part1_81.5a0c67.26e8e0df_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <SCROOTS-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from rly-yh02.mx.aol.com (rly-yh02.mail.aol.com [172.18.147.34]) by air-yh01.mail.aol.com (v75_b3.11) with ESMTP; Wed, 06 Sep 2000 21:58:18 -0400 Received: from lists6.rootsweb.com (lists6.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.125]) by rly-yh02.mx.aol.com (v75_b3.9) with ESMTP; Wed, 06 Sep 2000 21:57:56 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists6.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id e871uS530126; Wed, 6 Sep 2000 18:56:28 -0700 Resent-Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2000 18:56:28 -0700 X-Original-Sender: tjhowell@bellsouth.net Wed Sep 6 18:56:28 2000 Message-ID: <39B6F57B.6043256D@bellsouth.net> Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2000 21:55:07 -0400 From: Tony and Julie Howell <tjhowell@bellsouth.net> X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.72 [en] (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en,pdf MIME-Version: 1.0 Old-To: vriddle <vriddle@richlandone.org> Old-CC: SCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SC] Mary B Gaston References: <200009050137.e851atA21130@newmail.rootsweb.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Resent-Message-ID: <TyzLoB.A.gWH.MXvt5@lists6.rootsweb.com> To: SCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: SCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <SCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/16018 X-Loop: SCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: SCROOTS-L-request@rootsweb.com vriddle wrote: > I recently found a beautiful old walnut victorian rocker that someone had put on > the trashpile. Under four layers of old upholstery material, I discovered a > small piece of paper. The paper is glued on the chair and says, "Purchased in > Charleston by Mary B Gaston for Cedar Shoals Plantation." The chair has the > Roman numeral VII and the letter "W" carved underneath. I am looking for any > information on Mary B Gaston and/or Cedar Shoals Plantation. Also, if anyone can > shed any light on the carving of the Roman numeral on the furniture, I would > appreciate your comments. Thanks. sounds like a question for the "Antiques Roadshow". julie ==== SCROOTS Mailing List ==== ***** QUOTING SHOULD END ABOVE THIS LINE ***** Statements expressed herein do not represent the opinions of SCRoots or the manager, unless they are profound and unequivocally correct. SCRoots The South Carolina Genealogy Forum. http://www.scroots.org/ ============================== Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. http://pml.rootsweb.com/ Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. --part1_81.5a0c67.26e8e0df_boundary--