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3. Blanding A (No Date) [Abram Blanding] Petition Asking Compensation for Putting Down Service Pipe and Conducting Water to the State House and Goal [Jail]” Series S165015, No Date, Item 017131. South Carolina Department of Archives and History, viewed on Microfilm
4. Blanding A “[Town of Columbia] Petition Asking for Aid to Expand the Town Waterworks to Meet the Needs of the Lunatic Asylum, the College, School Students and the General Increase of Population” Series S165015, No Date, Item 05680. South Carolina Department of Archives and History, viewed on Microfilm
5. Blanding A “[City Council of Columbia] Petition Giving A History of the Water Supply to Public Buildings and Asking for An Additional Appropriation Equal to the Increased Demand from New Buildings” Series S165015, No Date, Item 05840. South Carolina Department of Archives and History, viewed on Microfilm