Citation Information
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Title
Hopsewee Plantation
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Coverage
1704 –
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Author
Digital SC Encyclopedia Staff
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Keywords
Hopsewee Plantation is best known as the birthplace and boyhood home of Thomas Lynch, Jr. (1749–1779), a signer of the Declaration of Independence, Robert Hume purchased the plantation from Lynch in 1762 for £5,000. His descendants held Hopsewee until 1945,
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Website Name
South Carolina Encyclopedia
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Publisher
University of South Carolina, Institute for Southern Studies
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URL
https://www.scencyclopedia.org/sce/entries/hopsewee-plantation/view/images
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Access Date
December 18, 2024
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Original Published Date
August 2, 2016
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Date of Last Update
August 8, 2022
