LibGuides: William D. Simpson Papers, 1850-1897; bulk 1861-1868: Contents List

Contents List

Box 1

Folder 1: 1850-1861

Date:	From:	Location of Sender:	To:	Location of Receiver:
Undated	T. J. Arnold	Hangtown, California	“Sister Susan” [E. Arnold]
February 26, 1850	Susan Dollar		Mr. Reuben T. Dollar [Dear Brother]	Laurens Courthouse, S. C.
August 23, 1859	T.J. Arnold, Surveyor	San Francisco, Cal.	“Siss”
[June 13, 1860]*	W.D. Simpson	[Goldsboro, N.C.]	My dear Jane
Wednesday morning [April 24, 1861]*	W. D. Simpson [Your devoted husband]	Weldon, NC	Jane [Simpson]
May 2d, 1861*	W. Simpson	Richmond	Jane (Simpson)
October 10, 1861	T. Stobo Farrow [1832-1905] brother to wife of John W. Simpson, Ann Patillo Farrow	Camp Johnson [near Winchester, Va.]	Dear Brother Wister [Simpson]

Folder 2: 1862-1863

Date:	From:	Location of Sender:	To:	Location of Receiver:
July 6, 1862*	“your husband WDS” (W.D. Simpson)	Head Qtrs 14^th Regt SCV	“My dear Jane”	Regarding the death of his son, Wistar Augustus Simpson in June
August 18, 1862*	W.D. Simpson	Bivouac, some 6 miles in advance of Orange C.H. near Rapidan [Va.]	“My dear Jane”
February 10, 1863*	W. D. Simpson	Richmond, Virginia	Jane [Simpson]
March 16, 1863*	W. D. Simpson	Richmond, Virginia	Brother W.
March 30, 1863	Silas Johnston	Newberry, South Carolina	Simpson
April 3, 1863	Silas Johnston	Newberry, South Carolina	Simpson

Folder 3: 1867-1868

Date:	From:	Location of Sender:	To:	Location of Receiver:
March 8, 1867	[Rev.] Ferdinand Jacobs	Washington, Georgia	Mr. Simpson (William D.)
May 1, 1868	M.B. Metts	Yorkville, South Carolina	W. D. Simpson
May 6, 1868	Mr. Munro	Unionville, SC	Col. [W. D. Simpson]	S.C.
May 20, 1868	Hamlin Beattie	Greenville, South Carolina	Col. W. D. Simpson
June 12, 1868	Thomas Gore
July 27, 1868	E.L. Ferguson	Cotton Gin, Mississippi	Col. W. D. Simpson
August 4, 1868	W. K. Easley, H. Beattie, TQ Donaldson	Greenville, South Carolina	Hon. W. D. Simpson	Laurens Courthouse
August 4, 1868	Edw Parker	Anderson Court House, SC	Hon. W. D. Simpson	Laurens Courthouse

Folder 4: 1871-1897

Date:	From:	Location of Sender:	To:	Location of Receiver:
October 1, 1871	Charles Wright	Dorn Gold Mines [McCormick County, SC]	J. Wistar Simpson	Laurens C.H.
April 22, 1872	Joseph Crews	Columbia, South Carolina	J.W. Simpson
July 15, 1875	G.F. Green	Greenville, South Carolina	Mrs. Simpson & Simpson Gents
May 2, 1879	W. D. Simpson [Your father]	Columbia, South Carolina	Henry [Y.] Simpson
October 6, 1893	S.W. Larson	Abbeville C. H., South Carolina	Henry Simpson
August 19, 1897	Calvin D. Cowles	Fort Clark, Texas	Col. Henry Y. Simpson	Laurens, South Carolina

Folder 5: Legal and financial documents

Deed selling 104 acres from Francis Thomason to [William?] Aaron Hill paid November 22, 1856, certified by John Garlington, witness J. Wistar Simpson
Handwritten Last Will and Testament of John Garlington [died March 1, 1866], in which he names all of his slaves.
Petition for Sequestration, The Confederate States of America vs. Joel Smith of Laurens, SC, copy [1861]
Purchase log of J. Wister Simpson [brother],1859
Statement, Davis, Noble, & Co., New York, August 29, 1860 to Mr. Garrett & Shell, Laurens, SC

Folder 6: Miscellaneous documents

Letter, 2 pages on letterhead of State of South Carolina Executive Chamber in Columbia, South Carolina [possibly Simpson]
Listing of court cases, undated

Folder 7: Envelopes

Envelope addressed to Miss Susan E. Arnold at the Mountain Home Post Office [sister to Thomas Jefferson Arnold; their mother
Envelope addressed to Mrs. W. D. Simpson at the Laurens CH (courthouse)
Envelope addressed to Hon. W.D. Simpson in Laurensville, South Carolina
Envelope addressed to Hon. W.D. Simpson at the Laurens CH (courthouse), South Carolina
Envelope addressed to H.C. Young, something about Simpson, at Laurence C.H., S.C. (Laurens Courthouse)
Envelope addressed to Miss Simpson + Simpson at Laurens CH (courthouse) from Coach Factory
Envelope addressed to Col. W.D. Simpson in Laurens, S.C.