Raynors HCA 2018-03
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/15/2018
A very rare edition of a South Carolinian newspaper with strong pro-Southern undertones published within just weeks of the Confederacy's collapse being a genuine copy of the "Journal & Confederate," Camden, S. C., May 17, 1865" published by editors "J. T. Hershman…D. D. Hocott" as Vol. 1, No. 35, measuring approximately 11 1/2" x 13", the front page headlines include: "Charleston-Burial of Slavery." Reading, in very small part: "The celebration of 'The Burial of Slavery' lately came off in Charleston…the various black guilds of the city, consisting of the tailors, bricklayers, scissors grinders…having assembled at 10 o'clock before the headquarters of Gen. Foster were soon formed into order…as a procession…with drums beating, emblems and flags flying and the usual cortege of boys, dogs and rolling clouds of dust the procession moved off…presenting an imposing spectacle to the eye…the yemmen of the fete had supplied themselves…from the wardrobes of their late masters; while the ladies…figured generally in those sweeping white dresses……the procession…entered King street that now fashionable promenade where the Yankee beau and African belle may be daily seen, in trifling or in tender talk…on arriving at the corner of Broad and King streets some disturbance and confusion arose at the head…of the procession…among its black and brown leaders, who had been assigned equal positions…by the Yankee friends who were not…aware of the feud existing between the two colors…". The article continues on with many more interesting details. Another front page headline it titled: "The Sultana Disaster" which gives a good account of that ship's explosion and its sinking declaring that over 1700 men perished, and that paroled Union prisoners now "think there is criminality about the matter." Other news includes Lincoln's Detroit funeral, the hanging of a guerrilla named Thorp, Lee's surrender, an update on Sec. Seward's wounds and health, the bad taste exhibited by some former Confederate officers who registered their names at local hotels using their Southern rank and, among others things, the auction of Jeff Davis' coffee/tea set sold by the firm of Bell, Elliot & Co. at their Pearl street address just a few days before Columbia's evacuation! Expected soiling and wear with some paper loss, else VG
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