Economic Condition of South Carolina in 1860

James Lutzweiler

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Mar 14, 2018
Can anyone paint for me a true picture of South Carolina's economic condition in 1860?

I am thinking in terms of its GDP, its expenses, what it owed factors, what it was capable of producing, etc. I have a hunch that it was functionally broke and getting broker; however, that is strictly a hunch. I have no hard numbers. E.g., SC constituted roughly 20,500,000 acres of land. Question: How much income were those acres able to generate? How much income had it generated in the past? Were there any five-year projections on what it needed to produce in 1861 forward? Etc.

Thanks for any insight you might provide.

James Lutzweiler
 
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