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Hardy Bryan Croom Papers
Biographical Note:
Hardy Bryan Croom, native of North Carolina, was a botanist and Florida
planter. In 1834, the land granted to General Lafayette for appreciation
of his efforts in the Revolutionary War was sold by his heirs and was purchased
by Hardy Bryan Croom. Croom's brother, Bryan H. Croom also purchased extensively
in the Leon County and Gadsden County areas. Croom died with his family
in the wreck of the steamer Home south of Cape Hatteras in 1837.
Scope and Content:
Photocopies of pages from letterbook containing correspondence, mostly
from Hardy B. Croom to his brother Bryan Croom. There is also correspondence
from Hardy B. Croom to his wife, Frances, to Seth P. Lewis, Thomas Baltrell,
Dr. John Torrey, John B. Carrol, Henry Gaskins, and Samuel C. Bellamy.
The letters were written from Newbern and Ruston, N.C.; New Orleans, La.;
Baltimore, Md.; Philadelphia, Pa.; New York; Tallahassee, Fla.; Charleston,
S.C.; and Augusta, Ga.
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