The Yorkville Enquirer reported on July 3, 1889 – “The Directors of the Fishing Creek Factory have voted to invest $12,000. in new machinery which will allow production of a finer quality of yarn.”
City Directories and History: This collection of images of the Lando area and Manetta Mill, are courtesy of the Old Mill Stream Magazines, Vol I and II.
From the Rock Hill Herald, April 22, 1886:
This article is a sketch of the life of Jesse Hamilton of Chester County, SC. It is summarized below: Jesse Hamilton, currently an old man, purchased his freedom as a slave. He was born on December 2, 1805 in Chester County as a slave of Mrs. Jennette Montgomery. She died in 1818, leaving Jesse to her nephew James Hamilton. At his death, Jesse was permitted to choose which son of James Hamilton would be his master, William or John. He chose John. Jesse had the idea of gaining his freedom. In July 1828, he married Betsy Watts, a free woman of color. She was advised by George Gill, Magistrate, that she could purchase her husband. The proper papers were drawn up and in 1843, Jesse was conveyed to Betsy for $650, which was borrowed at 7% interest. Jesse then rented land and a blacksmith shop from Mr. Madison Hafley, situated near the present site of the Fishing Creek Factory [Lando]. Within three years, the final payment was made on the loan and he became a free man, although he technically belonged to his wife. During the next 19 years, Jesse and Betsy accumulated enough funds to purchase 500 acres. As the Civil War approached, rumors circulated that, if South Carolina seceded, laws would be passed to return freed blacks back to slavery. In 1859, Jesse and Betsy sold all their land in Chester County, and in 1861, the family moved to Ohio. While living there, Betsy died and Jesse remarried. In 1868, Jesse came back to Chester County and purchased back about 150 acres of his land. In later years, this land was sold to Mr. W. F. Crook. Jesse had six children, some of whom live in Chester County.
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