Scope and Contents The collection consists of an inventory volume and four oversize blueprints/plans. The volume contains an 1889 inventory of unattached machinery for the rice mill and other structures, such as the saw mill, planing mill, stores, office, etc. Descriptions of the machinery often include measurements (diameter, bore, shaft length, etc.) and occasional rough sketches of portions of the machinery. There is also a rough inventory from 1910 and lists of equipment removed from the mill by workers...

Introduction

Henry George Carrison was a civic leader, businessman, and plantation owner in Camden, South Carolina. Original account books, letter press copies of correspondence, and financial transactions indicate that H.G. Carrison was the owner of large pieces of property and businesses, including the Hermitage Cotton Mills, in Camden.