Letter to Langdon Cheves Jr. from Langdon Cheves Sr. in Abbeville on sickness and an advertisement in the paper regarding the runaway enslaved man Jim owned by "Judge Cheves." He writes that his son should use "light iron" on Jim as well as hire a guard to watch over him at the plantation.
A bill of sale for seventeen enslaved persons purchased by Langdon Cheves Sr. from James Gray, Master in Equity, for $6,670. The names of the enslaved persons are Andrew, Betty, Celia, Jack, Colonel, Chloe, Simon, Cain, Cudjo, Cyrus, Mingo, Judy, Daphne, Sampson, Amelia, Mary, and William.
A bill of sale for eleven enslaved persons purchased by Langdon Cheves Sr. from the estate of Samuel Venning for $3,560. The names of the enslaved persons are Jimmy, Lizzy, Maurice, Phoebe, Polly, Frank, Flora, Scilla, Charlotte, Jane, and Jim.
A list of enslaved persons purchased in 1844. The names of the enslaved persons are Andrew, Betty, Ceely, Jack, Colonel, Chloe, Simon, Cain, Cudjoe, Cyrus, Mingo, Judy, Daphne, Samson, Amelia, Mary, William, Mary, Julian, Eliza, Nancy, Myra, and March.
A bill of sale for six enslaved persons purchased by Langdon Cheves Sr. from A. Magrath for $2,430. The names of the enslaved persons are Mary, Juliann, Eliza, Nancy, Myrah and March.
A letter to Langdon Cheves Jr. from Langdon Cheves Sr. discussing the enslaved women Juliann, the number of workers on the rice plantation, stock, and cattle.
