Susan Alston's paid bill for butter from Welch & Eason totaling $3.15. On the bottom of the page, someone refutes that one of the deliveries was ever made and clarifies the preferred schedule for grocery delivery.
Susan Alston's paid bill from Welch & Eason totaling $2.45. On the bottom of the page, someone refutes the charge for coffee, noting that Miss Alston only purchases butter from Welch & Eason.
A two-page card from Charleston Consolidated Railway & Lighting Co. wishing their clients a merry Christmas and happy new year and notifying them of a rate change beginning November 12, 1919.
An unexecuted deed between William Holmes and James Gregorie for a lot on the west side of East Bay Street. This document also includes Ann Gregorie's renunciation of dower.
A handwritten, one-page letter from H. A. Desaussure to Charles Alston in which he encloses a sketch of the lot of 11 East Battery and an agreement with the neighboring family which clarifies the border of their lots.
A handwritten, four-page letter from Susan Alston to her father, Charles Alston, in which she describes their work setting up the farm in Greenville and complains about the soaring cost of living in the town. She also relays the story of the Seven Days Battles in Virginia, blaming General Huger for the Union's escape.
A handwritten, four-page letter from Emma Alston to her husband, Charles, in which she encourages him to provide the enslaved people with milk, meat, tobacco, molasses, and sugar to dissuade them from escaping. She also discusses the general state of their newly acquired farm in Greenville and requests him to send enslaved people to fix it up. On the back of the envelope, a list of names and "by Hands by Charleston South Carolina" is written.
A handwritten, four-page letter from Emma Alston to her husband, Charles, in which she relays rumors of enslaved people being impressed into service in Charleston. She advises him on the management of enslaved people such as Andrew, Johny, little Alec, and Brown's wife, and she informs him of the health of relatives in the Confederate military. She also reveals that she has been attempting to hire out an enslaved man, Jack, to various people in Greenville, South Carolina.
A handwritten, two-page letter from James A. Pringle to Charles Alston, forwarded to him by his wife, Emma Alston, in which Pringle updates Charles Alston on his finances, including his payment of the Confederate War tax and holding of Confederate bonds. Emma Alston adds to the letter to inform Charles of the arrival of an enslaved person, Tom Gibbs, to their Greenville farm and express her concerns for the future of Charleston and South Carolina amid the Civil War.
A handwritten, four-page letter from Emma Alston to her husband, Charles, in which she describes the situation at their new farm in Greenville, including the growing prices and scarcity of food. Throughout the letter, she mentions the work done by enslaved people such as Tom, Winnie, and Toby.
A handwritten, three-page letter from Emma Alston to her husband, Charles, in which she encourages him to provide additional provisions, including meat and tobacco, for the enslaved people to prevent them from running away to the Union Army. She also discusses the necessities for the repair of their farm, requesting that he arrange for enslaved labor and materials to be sent.
A handwritten, three-page letter from Emma Alston to her husband, Charles, in which she implores him to supply the enslaved people on their plantation with meat, milk, tobacco, and textiles to discourage them from escaping. She also updates him on their acquisition of a farm and Greenville and the general economic state of the town.
A handwritten, two-page letter from Emma Alston to her sister, Elizabeth Smith, in which she describes the situation at the Alstons' new farm in Greenville.
A handwritten, two-page letter from Emma Alston to her husband, Charles, in which she informs him of her success in purchasing a mule and peas for their farm in Greenville. She also laments the prospected future of South Carolina during the Civil War.
A telephone bill from the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company totaling $2.00. On the back there is a notice for the universal telegram service.
