Sarah Ann Marshall writes her aunt with the family news from Cheraw. She reports that many people in the area have been sick, including family members, though most have recovered.
A cash book for Robert F.W. Allston for the years 1823-1843. The book includes account transactions conducted by Allston including payment of overseer wages, the hiring out of enslaved people, transportation, taxes, governesses, nurses, crops, sundries, and cloth distributed to slaves. This book also includes accounts between Allston and other individuals including the Estate of Charlotte A. Allston (primarily for the purchases of blankets, shoes, and cloth for enslaved people) and an account with Mary P. Jones. The last several pages of the book contain cash ledgers. Allston explicitly notes accounting related to Matanza Plantation, later known as Chicora Wood. Other account records do not explicitly state plantation sites.
Letter of discharge regarding Major Joshua Lazarus. The letter states that Lazarus has been discharged from ordinary militia duty under the 28th Regiment of the South Carolina Militia.
