John Kean to Susan Kean, January 18, 1788

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John Kean wrote from Beaufort to Susan Kean, his wife, address not included. He wrote that he had just returned from Hilton Head, where he had sent his enslaved people. He described the island's location in relation to the various rivers and sounds that surround it. He sent Susan some hair powder made with white potato that grows in South Carolina. He was staying with Captain Barnwell's mother and her daughter Mrs. Cuthbert. He had not heard from Houston in Georgia but, heard that Georgia ratified the new government and that General Jackson was elected Governor. He expected to hear from Susan that Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and New Jersey ratified the Constitution soon. South Carolina's legislature was meeting on the matter.

Author/Creator

John Kean (1755-1795)

Recipient

Susan Kean, formerly Susan Livingston, and later Susan Ursin Niemcewicz (1759-1833)

Creation Date

1-18-1788

Document Type

Manuscript

Location

Beaufort, SC

Collection

Liberty Hall Collection, 1711-1847 (bulk 1790-1830)

Inventory Location

Bay 1, Column 1, LHC Series 2

Recommended Citation

Kean, John. John Kean to Susan Kean, January 18, 1788. Manuscript. From Special Collections Research Library and Archive, Kean University, Liberty Hall Collection 1780s. https://digitalcommons.kean.edu/lhc_1780s/177

Rights

This collection is open to the public for research use. Copyright remains with Kean University. Credit this material. Personal photographs may be made for research purposes. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to Lynette Zimmerman, Executive Director at the Liberty Hall Academic Center & Exhibition Hall at lzimmerm@kean.edu.

Publishing Repository

Special Collections Research Library and Archive, Kean University