A Woman Rice Planter ~ Elizabeth Allston Pringle ~ USED

USED ~ SOFT COVER ~ FAIR CONDITION USED ~ SOFT COVER ~ GOOD CONDITION Elizabeth Allston Pringle, daughter of planter and politician Robert Francis Withers Allston, was born on Pawley's Island, South Carolina, in 1845. Her father owned one of the largest plantations in South Carolina and served in the state legislature for several years before becoming governor in 1856. Elizabeth Allston left home to attend boarding school in Charleston when she was nine years old. When the Civil War started, Elizabeth moved to Columbia and stayed there until 1863. She moved back to Charleston briefly before settling in Crowley Hill, where she endured a raid by Sherman's troops. Her father died in 1864, and all of his property was lost to creditors.Pringle taught at her mother's boarding school in Charleston for three years before marrying John Julius Pringle in 1870. After his death in 1876, Mrs. Pringle bought their house and land, as well as her family's farm, Chicora Wood. She managed both farms he