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How Twas Done: Joseph Kershaw, The Rise of a

Commercial Economy in South Carolinas

Backcountry, and Its Implications for

Archaeology

Kenneth E. Lewis

Michigan State University

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Kershaw & Companys Stores in South Carolina

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Joseph Kershaws Network at Pine Tree Hill

Ancrum, Lance & Loocock - Supplied Capital and Expertise

Samuel Wyly - Quaker Community and Catawbas

John Chesnut - Scots/Irish CommunityEly Kershaw - Anglican Community

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Expansion of the Network Through Marriage

Ely Kershaw m. Sarah Cantey - Anglican Planters

John Chesnut m. Mary Cantey - Anglican Planters

Joseph Kershaw m. Sarah Mathis - Quaker Community

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Chesnut, Kershaw & Companys Store at Rocky Mount

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Ely Kershaw & Companys Store at Cheraw Hill

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John Chesnut & Companys Store at the Congarees

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Communities Served by Stores

Rocky Mount on Catawba RiverScots/Irish in the Waxhaws

Catawba Settlements

Chatham on Pee Dee RiverWelsh Community

Scots/Irish Community

Anglican Planters at Cheraw Hill

Moravians and Others in North Carolina

Granby at the Congarees

Germans at Saxe Gotha

Scots/Irish on Broad and Saluda Drainage

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Patterning on a Regional Scale

Store Locations Reflect Organization of Trade

Access was Key to Store Locations

Capital and Knowledge were Needed to Acquire Store Tracts

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Patterning on a Settlement Scale

Settlement Hierarchy Reflects Organization of Trade

Hierarchy Evident in Size and Complexity of Structures

Diversity of Activities Tied to the Functional Role of

Settlements

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Kershaw & Companys Store at Pine Tree Hill

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Joseph Kershaws Mansion at Camden

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Patterning on a Household Scale

Composition of Artifact Assemblages Vary with Distance from

Center of Network

Composition of Artifact Assemblages can Identify Activities

Linked to Settlements Role in Network