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Belton O'Neall Townsend "A native of Bennettsville, S.C., lawyer, writer, Florence, S.C. community leader." [Archival Note, James A. Rogers Library, Francis Marion University, South Carolina] "Planter, poet, and lawyer of Florence County,
S.C.; born 1855; graduate of University of South Carolina, 1873;
son of B.D. Townsend, who owned plantations in Marlboro, Chesterfield,
and Darlington Counties . . . ." [Source: Archival
Note, Belton O'Neall Townsend Papers, South Caroliniana Library,
University of South Carolina] Poetry Belton O'Neall Townsend, Plantation Lays, and Other Poems (Columbia, South Carolina: C.A. Calvo, jr. printer, 1884) [online text] (Freeport, New York: Books for Libraries Press, 1971) Writings: Articles Belton O'Neall Townsend, South Carolina Morals, 39 Atlantic Monthly 467-476 (1877) ____________________, The Political Condition of South Carolina 39 Atlantic Monthly 177-194 (February, 1877) Research Resources Belton O'Neall Townsend Papers Townsend Papers |