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