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until 1848. She was for several years the " oldest 

 inhabitant," and her age, her cordial manners, her 

 attachment to her home and her friends, the kindly 

 interest she took in the welfare of all within her 

 reach, the unaffected simplicity of her manners, her: 

 exhaustless fund of anecdotes of old times, and the 

 sterling worth of her character endeared her to all 

 who knew her, and caused her to be loved and 

 respected in life, and unaffectedly lamented in death._^ 



She retained to the last the primitive habits of 

 her youth. Breakfast at or before sunrise, dinner 

 by half-past twelve, tea before sunset, and supper to 

 crown the labors of the day. She celebrated her 

 birthday, which v/as in July, by an old-fashioned tea- 

 party, to which everybody in her village was invited ; 

 and on those occasions no business short of absolute 

 urgency would ever prevent any planter from making 

 it a point to return home early, to be in time for 

 Mrs. Cantey's tea. It was a pleasure to pay her 

 such attentions, for she knew with what spirit they 

 were offered, and the warmth of her heart caused 

 her to magnify their importance. 



2iJ. The next plantation was the. homestead of 

 Harriet, widow of Richard Walter, merchant of 

 Charleston. She was the daug^hter of Charles 

 Cantey of Mattesee, and her children were : Mary, 

 wife of Peter Sinkler, Jr. ; Harriet, wife of Sims 

 Lequeux ; Martha, wife of O. G. White, and after 

 his death, of Samuel Dubose ; Sarah, wife of Ben- 



