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Abstract | Michael Gaffney (1775-1854) of Ireland came to America in 1797, and spent a short while in upstate New York in 1799, and Charleston, S.C., in 1800, before moving to Union County, S.C., eventually settling at the present site of Gaffney, S.C., in 1802, as a merchant. The collection includes a typed transcription of the diary of Michael Gaffney, copied and edited with additional information supplied by his son, Henry G. Gaffney, in 1894. In addition to his diary, the volume contains the names of Gaffney's children, the names of some of the men in his militia company, and other biographical data. |
Creator | Gaffney, Michael, 1775-1854. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, May 2010
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Michael Gaffney (1775-1854) of Ireland came to America in 1797, and spent a short while in upstate New York in 1799, and Charleston, S.C., in 1800, before moving to Union County, S.C., eventually settling at the present site of Gaffney, S.C., in 1802, as a merchant. He organized a company of militia and saw service in 1814.
Back to TopThe collection includes a typed transcription of the diary of Michael Gaffney, copied and edited with additional information supplied by his son, Henry G. Gaffney, in 1894. In addition to his diary, the volume contains the names of Gaffney's children, the names of some of the men in his militia company, and other biographical data.
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