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From: "Jane McCombs Gillespie" <>
Subject: 1763 Credit at Calhoun Store I
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1998 21:11:18 -0500

>From Hard Labor Section by HT Cook (great book) the following is a list of
those who bought on credit from William Calhoun. Wm. returned to the Long
Canes after a going to VA.. this was after the Calhouns went back to their
abandoned houses after the Indians were subdued in 1763.. He opened a store
and credited/sold corn, wheat, rye, flour, potatoes, beef, pears, flax seed,
hogs, cows, bacon, pork, saws, and apparently most of all rum and liquor.

REBEKKA CARSON worked 5 months for a cow.

CHARLES BOZLES was convicted for cursing & swearing 10 oaths in the presence
of the Justice of the Peace (himself)

Men who bought on credit:

Robert Messer
Samuel Patton
Thomas Holmes
James Thompson
James Breezeal
John Bole
Alexander McAlpin
Robert Morris
Will Walker
Thomas Little
Jeremiah Cloud
Ebenezer Westcoat
Edwards Magarry
Hugh Middleton
Samuel Patton
Thomas Weems
Henry Baker
Peter Collins
Patrick Calhoun
Mary Collins
George Burke
David McCloskey
Arthur Patton
John Patterson
Wm White
James Lechanedy


Jane McCombs Gillespie

Researching McComb/McCombs in SC
Hopewell Presbyterian in McCormick County SC
Long Canes SC list :
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