Frank B. Hayne Letter to John S. Brown and "The Murder of Andrew Johnstone Esq."
The collection consists of letter from Frank B. Hayne, who owned a home called Beaumont in Flat Rock from 1909 to 1920, to the new owner of Beaumont, John S. Brown. The letter is dated December 7, 1933. Included with the letter is an account detailing the murder of Andrew Johnstone in North Carolina by a Confederate soldier who supposedly deserted his troops during the Civil War. Johnstone was the original owner of Beaumont. The account is dated June 13, 1864, and was copied by Johnstone's niece, Elizabeth Johnstone Coffin. A note at the end of the account written by Mrs. Lewis S. Jervey lists a man named Kuikendoll as the murderer, who escaped on a horse stolen from a plough and was later killed in Missouri.
Dates
- 1864 June 13, 1933 December 7
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
The collection consists of letter from Frank B. Hayne, who owned a home called Beaumont in Flat Rock from 1909 to 1920, to the new owner of Beaumont, John S. Brown. The letter is dated December 7, 1933. Included with the letter is an account detailing the murder of Andrew Johnstone in North Carolina by a Confederate soldier who supposedly deserted his troops during the Civil War. Johnstone was the original owner of Beaumont. The account is dated June 13, 1864, and was copied by Johnstone's niece, Elizabeth Johnstone Coffin.
Biographical/Historical Note
Andrew Johnstone was a rice planter who owned property near Georgetown, South Carolina, as well as a home named Beaumont in Flat Rock, North Carolina. He had six children with his second wife, Mary Barnwell Elliott. He was killed at Beaumont in 1864 by Confederate deserters.
Arrangement
This collection consists of a single folder.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository