There's a copy currently for sale ... but ck out the price! - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Lowery, Irving E.: Life on the old plantation in ante-bellum days; or a story based on facts, with brief sketches of th ; The State Co. Columbia, SC 1911 186p., front., first printing. African American author. Lowerey was born a slave in Sumter County, SC, was a beneficiary of the freedman's schools, entering the Methodist Episcopal ministry in 1867. In the early 1870s, he completed his studies at Wesleyan, then resumed his preaching in South Carolina. This book is divided into two sections: his memories of the plantation, and what he describes as 'Signs of a better day for the Negro in the South', based on an acceptance by Blacks of White paternalism African American South Carolina 1900S 1890S Religion Offered for sale by Bolerium Books, ABAA at US$495.00 ******************** Charles L. Dibble ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Peyton" <Robert.Peyton@msdw.com> To: <SCSUMTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 17, 2000 14:36 Subject: Re: [SCSUMTER-L] CSA > Rev. I.E. Lowery is an ancestor of mine. Is there an extra book out there ( LIFE > > ON > > THE OLD PLANTATION IN ANTE-BELLUM DAYS written by Rev. I.E. Lowery,) that I > can purchase. > > Rob > > nhughes wrote: > > > Thanks for the suggestion, Gene. We already have a copy. > > > > Nancy Hughes > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <Genewelch@aol.com> > > To: <SCSUMTER-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 5:41 PM > > Subject: Re: [SCSUMTER-L] CSA > > > > > Faye, > > > > > > Thanks for the info. Hope you will not object to my passing on to an > > > African-American friend. I understand there was a James Russell who was > > a > > > freeman and African-American that served in CSA in Walterboro, SC. This > > info > > > was printed when the NAACP wanted the Confederate Monument at the > > Walterboro > > > Courthouse removed from the courthouse grounds. > > > > > > Perhaps the Sumter Genealogical Society should look for a copy of LIFE > > ON > > > THE OLD PLANTATION IN ANTE-BELLUM DAYS written by Rev. I.E. Lowery, a > > former > > > slave on the Frierson plantation who removed to Columbia, SC. I know this > > > book is out of print but perhaps someone could find it in a specialty > > shop. > > > I would surely be willing to contribute toward the purchase price. It's > > > likely the book would be of use to our African-American genealogy > > researchers > > > but the book depicts life in slavery as far less restrictive then most > > have > > > assumed... > > > > > > Regards, > > > Gene > > > > > > ______________________________ > > > > > > > ==== SCSUMTER Mailing List ==== > > Rootsweb has a search engine available for its mailing lists. > > If you don't know which list you'd like to search, check out the list > > of lists hosted by RootsWeb at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~maillist/ > > You can search the message archives of the SCSumter list at: > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > ==== SCSUMTER Mailing List ==== > Rootsweb has a search engine available for its mailing lists. > If you don't know which list you'd like to search, check out the list > of lists hosted by RootsWeb at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~maillist/ > You can search the message archives of the SCSumter list at: > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > >