I don't know about you folks but I am so grateful that I found this book. I can actually transport myself back to (Salem)Brick Church and Black River where my gggggrandfather lived and "meet" the merchants and preachers and druggists that his daughter and her son, Edwin Scott, saw each day almost 200 years ago. What a blessing is the written word!! I loved Sumter!!! I was there last year for the first time but it seemed somehow that I had always been a part of it. "Remember" on paper for your descendents!! Here are the listings beginning with "P": Pacolet, S.C., Palmer (Asher, Rev. Benjamin M.,Edward G., Palmer's Tin Shop), Pardee's Blacksmith Shop, Dr. Thomas Parks, John Parr, Mr. Paysinger, Miss Patrick, Jim Patterson, Samuel Pearce, Colonel Austin F. Peay, Peck (tailor), Peckham's Carolina Hall, Peddlers, Pelham's House, A.H. Pemberton, Dr. Samuel Percival, Evans Permenter, Colonel B.F. Perry, Colonel Abner Perrin, James L. Petigrue, Philadelphia Weekly Times, Phoenix Weekly, Pickens Street, O.A. Pickle, Bishop Pierce of Georgia, Mary F. Pierce, Pigeons, S. Pilsburg, Pinkerton's Detective Agency, Plain Street, Plant (B.D., T.H.), Planter and Merchants Bank, Platt Springs, Thompson Player, Thomas K. Poindexter, Levi Pollock, Pompey Town (Lexington), Pope (Joseph Daniel, Nat), Rev. A. Toomer Porter, Lewis Pou, Dr. J.W. Powell, Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Churchyars, Presbyterian Printing Office, Presbyterian Seminary, Preston (Gen John S., Mrs. John S., Colonel Robert, Colonel William C., Mrs. William C., Preston family, Preston mansion), W.P. Price, Purvis family, Puryear's house. Here are the "Q's": Quattlebaum (Capt. John, Gen. Paul), Mr. Quinn The "R" listings: John Rabb, Race track, T.J. Radcliffe, Radical Rule, Railroads, Rall (Jacob, Rev. Thomas),Rambo (Daniel, Samuel), Mr. Ramick, Ramsey (Nat., Family), Joe Randall, Randolph (George W., Isaac, John), Rawls (Benjamin, Mrs. Thomas, Dr. Thomas), Rev. Thomas Rayson, Reconstruction, Red Bank Cotton Factory, Simon Redmond, Reid (David Evander, Rev. George), Bernard (Barney) Reilly, W.W. Renwick, Revolutionary War Soliers, Reynolds (Dr. J.J., Dr. William, Dr. William, Jr., Reynolds family), Rhett ( Mrs. Albert, R. Barnwell, Rhett's mill), Colonel William Rice, Rice Creek Springs, Richardson (David, Judge John S.), Richland Fork, Richmond, Va., Richmond Inquirer, Rifles, Thomas Ritchie, Mr. Rivers (teacher), Rives family, Dr. Roach, Roads, Roberts family,Robertson (Captain, Senator T.J.), Mrs. John Robinson, William Rose, Peter Rowe, Zebulon Rudolph, James Rush, Russell (John, Robert E., Russell's Gardens) Blanche