Scope and Contents

Photographic report of the condition of the Keowee Plantation graveyard completed by Leonard in the spring of 1973. It contains a short introduction, a map of the graveyard showing direction of views depicted by the photographs and ten color photographs showing seven different views of the graveyard and of the gravesites of John Ewing Colhoun (1751-1802) and Martha Maria Colhoun (d. 1853). John Ewing Colhoun was the father-in-law of John C. Calhoun and resided at the Keowee Plantation.

Abstract The records of the Historic Houses Office are of particular value to those researching Clemson’s founding history through its built environment and to those interested in understanding the university’s record of historic preservation. This collection contains all office and departmental records pertaining to the activities of the Historic Houses Office (now called the Department of Historic Properties). The collection comprises meetings, agendas, budgets and personnel records as well as...

Scope and Contents

The Journal lists work done on Keowee Plantation, owned by John Ewing Colhoun. It records the purchase and sale of farm products and weather conditions from January 2, 1853, to January 13, 1855. There are several lists of names of the plantation's slaves between 1854-1859 which in some cases give their ages, death dates, family relationships, and valuation. Brief mention is made of John Ewing Colhoun's sons, William Ransom Colhoun and Henry Davis Colhoun.