Thomas Bouthillet

The Talbird Oak: Revolutionary Violence on Hilton Head and Daufuskie

This article investigates the legend of the Talbird Oak on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, by testing the modern historical marker’s claims against primary sources. It begins with Rev. Henry Talbird’s 1888 family history and reconstructs the Revolutionary events on Hilton Hea...

The Talbird Oak: Revolutionary Violence on Hilton Head and Daufuskie

This article investigates the legend of the Talbird Oak on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, by testing the modern historical marker’s claims against primary sources. It begins with Rev. Henry Talbird’s 1888 family history and reconstructs the Revolutionary events on Hilton Hea...

The Talbird Oak: Revolutionary Violence on Hilton Head and Daufuskie

This article investigates the legend of the Talbird Oak on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, by testing the modern historical marker’s claims against primary sources. It begins with Rev. Henry Talbird’s 1888 family history and reconstructs the Revolutionary events on Hilton Hea...

Cotton Hope: The Origins of Sea Island Cotton on Hilton Head Island

This article reexamines the origins of Cotton Hope Plantation on Hilton Head Island and its place in the early history of Sea Island cotton. Using eighteenth- and nineteenth-century plats, deeds, probate and equity records, federal direct-tax records, Loyalist claims, and contemp...