Manson S. Jolly Papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: Mss-0142
The papers include photographic copies of eleven letters: one (1861) is a permission for Manson Jolly to travel from Sullivan's Island to the Anderson Court House; eight (1866-1868) were written to family members as he traveled to Texas and from Texas; two (1869) were from a cousin regarding Manson's death. There is also copy of a March 27, 1965, article from the Dallas Morning News with a story of Manson Jolly and a picture of his grave. A copy of a letter of acknowledgement to the donor with a list of the letters.
Manson Sherrill Jolly was from Anderson County, South Carolina. He was a farmer until he joined the Confederate Army in 1861. He served in Company H of the 1st South Carolina Infantry Regiment and Company F of the 1st South Carolina Cavalry. He was an "unreconstructed rebel" and moved to Texas in 1866. He married Elizabeth Mildred Smith in 1868. In 1869, he died in a drowning accident in Texas.
13 item(s)
English
Chronological.
Donated by David Watson, February 1, 1965. Accession 65-2.
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