A handwritten, three-page letter from Susan Alston to John Joseph McVey in which she offers to sell him a first edition copy of Audubon's Quadrupeds of North America from 1845.
A one-page handwritten letter from E. T. Viett to Susan Alston in which he informs her that the marble monument that she ordered has been completed and came out very well. On the back, the number 237 is written.
A handwritten, two-page letter from Charles Alston to General Gilmore in which he petitions to regain possession of his house on East Battery in Charleston, South Carolina, which had been assigned to General Rufus Saxton following the Civil War. Alston argues that the house was never abandoned during the war because enslaved people remained in the outbuildings. On the back, the request is denied by Union officials such as Rufus Saxton and W. L. Burger.
A handwritten, two-page letter from Charles Alston to General Howard in which he petitions to regain possession of his house on East Battery in Charleston, South Carolina, after General Saxton's previous refusal. Attached to this letter is testimony from James Holmes and James Pringle who swore that Charles Alston was forced to leave his residence and was unable to return during the Civil War.
A handwritten, one-page letter from Charles Alston to General Howard in which he appeals the refusal of his previous petitions to regain possession of his house on East Battery in Charleston, South Carolina.
A damaged handwritten, four-page letter from Joseph Alston to his father, Charles Alston, in which he relays his experiences in battle and foresees a speedy end to the Civil War. In an attached note, he also informs his father that Union soldiers raided a plantation in Santee, South Carolina, freed its enslaved population, and burned its buildings and crops.
A handwritten receipt for Charles Alston's purchase of number 29 and 30 of Audubon's Quadrupeds of North America and 2 portfolios from George Oates for a total of $36.
A handwritten receipt for Charles Alston's purchase of 11 numbers of Audubon's Quadrupeds of North America and a portfolio from George Oates for a total of $113.
