Scope and Contents The papers contain accounts, a commission, two letters, a lien, and receipts, statements of account and tax receipts. Most of the accounts, receipts and statements related to Pickens' medical practice, including accounts for his services to the G. W. Miller family; a running account with James Hunter's Sons (Hunter's Store) in Pendleton, SC, where groceries and general merchandise that were exchanged for medical services, as well as several accounts with James Hunter; and an undated letter...

Introduction

The records of the Hunter's Store document the operations of a family blacksmith and then general store, 1840's - 1920's, in Pendleton, South Carolina. The records were donated by Gaillard Hunter in 1964 and one ledger was added by purchase in 2024. They were formerly cataloged as 64-1.