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2. Baptism Book for Enslaved People at Walworth and Leamington Plantations, 1848-1853
- Date:
- 1852, 1849, 1853, 1850, 1851, and 1848
- Description:
- The Baptism Book for Enslaved People at Walworth and Leamington Plantations, 1848-1853, is a record of enslaved men, women and children who were baptized under officiating ministers Rev. William Dehon and Rev. Christopher D. Gadsden. The book also makes notations regarding enslaved persons who were dead upon receiving baptism. The last two pages are entries about the enslaved persons who underwent the rite of confirmation.
3. James Simons Account Book, 1838-1854
- Date:
- 1850-1859, 1838, 1839, and 1840-1849
- Description:
- The James Simons Account Book, 1838-1854, contains financial information for Mrs. Harleston Simons in account with James Simons. Accounts include payments made for shoes, clothing, slave badges, and wages for enslaved persons. The names of the enslaved persons are written as Martha, Billy, John, Sammy, Annette, Lydia, Charlotte, and Richard.
4. Newton Plantation Slave Lists and Blanket Distribution Book, 1854-1861
- Date:
- 1850-1859, 1860, and 1861
- Description:
- The Newton Plantation Slave Lists and Blanket Distribution Book, 1854-1861, is a bound book recording the names of enslaved persons at Newton Plantation (thought to be in Georgetown County, South Carolina). The lists include information concerning births, deaths, marriages, and purchasers of slaves. The blanket list includes names of the slaves, and the years blankets were distributed.
5. Charles Manigault Letter Book, 1846-1848
- Date:
- 1848, 1846, and 1847
- Description:
- The Charles Manigault Letter Book, 1846-1848 is a bound volume kept by Charles I. Manigault while living in Paris, France with his family between 1846-1848. Letters were sent to James Coward, overseer at Silk Hope Plantation, Thomas Middleton, R. Habersham & Son, Alfred Huger, Anthony Barclay, Y. Haynes, overseer at Gowrie Plantation, Louis Manigault and Charles Manigault Jr. Topics of conversation found in these letters include business operations at the plantations, enslaved people's resistance via running away, treatment and punishment of slaves, a group of slaves taking an overseer to court, living abroad in Paris, Charles Manigault's views on racial equality in Paris, the Manigault children's schooling in Paris and at Yale College, traveling Europe, meeting Muhammad Ali, the leader of Egypt and discussing the Mexican American War and Egyptian politics, Charles Manigault's Huguenot ancestry and history, and being in Paris during the French Revolution of 1848.
6. Gaillard Plantation Journal, 1817
- Date:
- 1822, 1817, and 1818
- Description:
- The Gaillard Plantation Journal, 1817 is an anonymous journal concerning shoes made for enslaved people on a plantation owned by the Gaillard family. Other entries discuss cattle, milk, coffee, and pecks of corn.
7. Frederick Fraser Receipt Book, 1793-1816
- Date:
- 1800-1809, 1810-1819, and 1790-1799
- Description:
- The Frederick Fraser Receipt Book, 1793-1816, is a bound journal consisting of receipts for Frederick Fraser written by numerous merchants, family members and acquaintances Receipts include payments made for purchases, taxes, bonds, store accounts, pew rentals at church, cotton bagging, and the sales and purchases of enslaved men and women.
8. Dr. Francis P. Porcher Prescription Book, 1856-1859
- Date:
- 1857, 1858, 1859, and 1856
- Description:
- The Dr. Francis P. Porcher Prescription Book 1856-1859 records the patients, including enslaved people, of Dr. Francis Peyre Porcher. The descriptions state the names of the patients, the slave and their owner, the types of medicines that are being prescribed and specific ingredients for those medicines.
9. Theodore Louis Gourdin Account Record, 1826-1829
- Date:
- 1828, 1829, 1827, and 1826
- Description:
- The Theodore Louis Gourdin Estate Record consists of accounts and inventories for Murray's Ferry, Red Clay, and other Williamsburg County Plantations written by estate executor Theodore Gourdin. The volume includes appraisements, inventories, and financial accounts for these plantations as well as records the names of the enslaved people on the properties.
10. John Ravenel Estate Book
- Date:
- 1870 and 1860-1869
- Description:
- The John Ravenel Estate Book contains an inventory and appraisement of the estate of John Ravenel, deceased. Found in the volume are the accounts of John Ravenel with Alfred F. Ravenel, executor, accounts of St. Julien Ravenel, Alfred Ford Ravenel, born 1822, Alfred Ford Ravenel, born 1857, R.N. Gourdin, M.A. Pringle, Mrs. Frances E.H. Frost, Miss E.P. Huger, and Francis G. Ravenel. Other entries refer to stocks and bonds, a store on East Bay Street in Charleston, South Carolina, a house and lot on the Battery in Charleston as well as slaves mentioned by name. The names of the slaves are listed as: Alick, David and William.
11. Lydia Jane Waring Estate Book
- Date:
- 1840-1849
- Description:
- The Lydia Waring Estate Book contains a copy of Lydia Jane Ball Waring's will, copies of inventories and appraisals of goods and chattel at Comingtee Plantation and at 21 East Bay Street, Charleston, South Carolina. Accounts also include those of John B. Waring, Ann Simons Waring, and Francis Malbone Waring with their guardians Keating Simons Ball and Ann Deas. The accounts contain appraisements of slaves, their names and the amount obtained from the wages of slaves and expenses incurred by slaves.
12. Edisto Island Presbyterian Church Register Book, 1837-1901
- Description:
- The Edisto Island Presbyterian Church Register is an unbound book recorded between 1837-1901. The register contains minutes from church sessions, baptism and marriage records, church memberships and church controversies with references to enslaved men and women by name and the accusations against them. Also included is the constitution of the Edisto Union Church, which was formed by Africans Americans, formerly enslaved, who took over the Edisto Island Presbyterian Church following the Civil War.
13. Daniel Huger Receipt Book, 1812-1819
- Date:
- 1810-1819
- Description:
- The Daniel Huger Receipt Book, 1812-1819, is a bound book documenting the receipts by various employees of Daniel Huger and Charleston merchants he frequented. Receipts include the payments made to buyers of enslaved people, money sent for subscriptions to newspapers and to the Charleston Library Society, the American Revolution Society, and churches. Other receipts include money for advertisements and political campaigns, employee wages, tuition money for his daughters and funeral expenses and memorials following the death of his son, Daniel Huger Jr.
14. Daniel Huger Receipt Book, 1803-1812
- Date:
- 1811, 1812, 1810, and 1800-1809
- Description:
- The Daniel Huger Receipt Book 1803-1812 is a bound book documenting the receipts by various employees of Daniel Huger and Charleston merchants he frequented. Receipts include the payments made to buyers of enslaved people, money sent for subscriptions to newspapers and to the Charleston Library Society and the American Revolution Society. Other receipts include dividends to the State Bank and employee wages.
15. Isaac Hayne Journal
- Date:
- 1770-1779, 1780-1789, 1760-1769, 1740-1749, and 1750-1759
- Description:
- The Isaac Hayne Journal contains information on births, ages, deaths, marriages, memorandums, information on breeding horses, ages of enslaved men, women and children and bills of scantling. The entries on ages contain an alphabetical listing of individuals and their birth dates and entries on slaves include births, deaths and occasional notes concerning the sale of slaves as well as runaway slaves. The journal also includes notes on plantation management such as the issuing of blankets and the work of overseers, plowmen, housekeepers, and others.
16. Robert F.W. Allston Account Book, 1855-1864
- Date:
- 1850-1859 and 1860-1869
- Description:
- The Robert F.W. Allston Account Book, 1855-1864, records financial accounts for crops such as rice and corn as well as the names of enslaved people on the plantation.
17. Letter from Mary Lamboll Beach to Elizabeth L. Gilchrist, May 25th, 1822
- Date:
- 1822
- Description:
- A letter from Mary Lamboll Beach to her sister Elizabeth Gilchrist in Germantown, Pennsylvania primarily discussing money issues, house rents and the Denmark Vesey trial. Makes notation referencing slaves as "negroes."
18. Letter from Mary Lamboll Beach to Elizabeth L. Gilchrist, May 25th, 1822
- Date:
- 1822
- Description:
- A letter from Mary Lamboll Beach to her sister Elizabeth Gilchrist in Germantown, Pennsylvania primarily discussing money issues, house rents and the Denmark Vesey trial. Makes notation referencing slaves as "negroes."
19. J. J. Miles in a/c with Benjamin Perry Account Book
- Date:
- 1850-1859, 1860-1869, and 1840-1849
- Description:
- Volume Two of the Benjamin Perry's Wards Collection contains the account of Jeremiah Jackson Miles. Accounts show expenses for items such as shoes, clothing, cloth, travel, boarding fees, tuition for the Citadel Academy, income from interest and the wages of slaves. The enslaved men and women are listed as: Amey, March, Mark, Miley and Peter.
20. John Allen Miles Account Book
- Date:
- 1850-1859, 1860-1869, and 1840-1849
- Description:
- Volume One of the Benjamin Perry's Wards Collection contains the account of John Allen Miles kept by his guardian, Benjamin Perry. Accounts show expenses for items such as shoes, clothing, cloth, travel, boarding fees, tuition for the Citadel Academy, income from interest and the wages of slaves. The enslaved men and women are listed as: Bill, Clarissa, Hector, Judy, Primus and Will.
21. Samuel Wilson journal, 1854
- Date:
- 1854
- Description:
- The 1854 Samuel Wilson journal is a Miller's Planters & Merchants Almanac repurposed as a journal. The journal contains handwritten meterological observations, weekly reports of yellow fever deaths, mortality tables, deaths of slaves including murder, notes on family matters, fires, hurriances and other events that took place in Charleston in the year 1854.
22. South Mulberry Plantation Journal
- Date:
- 1850-1859, 1890-1899, 1880-1889, 1870-1879, 1860-1869, 1840-1849, and 1900-1910
- Description:
- The South Mulberry Plantation Journal is a bound journal kept by Sandford William Barker containing farming records of South Mulberry Plantation and agricultural experiments carried out in Berkely County, South Carolina. Details within the journal include lists of crop acreage, experiments on wood from various trees by Dr. Julius Porcher, experiments with rice by Sandford Barker and lists of enslaved men, women and children containing their names, occupations, birth dates and death dates. The names of the slaves are listed as: Adam, Alsey, Amelia, Amy, Anna, April, August, Becks, Billy, Cain, Catto, Chance, Charlotte, Cloe, Delia, Dinah, Dorilla, Dover, Edward, Emma, Grace, Hannah, Harriet, Hector, Hercules, Isaac, Jackson, James, Juno, Kittan, Lucas, Lucy, Luddy, Maria, Marianne, Mary, Melinda, Nancy, Nippy, November, Palsey, Phoebe, Rachel, Ralph, Robin, Sabina, Sam, Samuel, Samy, Sarah, Saulsbery, Susan, Susannah, Susette, Tom and Venus.
23. A.B Flagg Medical Day Book, 1792-1853
- Date:
- 1850-1859, 1840-1849, 1830-1839, 1800-1809, 1810-1819, 1820-1829, and 1790-1799
- Description:
- The A.B Flagg Medical Day Book, 1792-1853, is the medical account of Doctor Arthur Belin Flagg. This book includes descriptions of medical treatments and a list of fees for medical services for plantation families and slaves. The details includes the names of the plantation owners and the names of the enslaved peoples. Also recorded in this account book is Dr. Flagg's visit to the military location Camp Magill in Waccamaw, South Carolina to treat wounded soldiers during the Civil War in 1861.The last section of the book was written starting from the back of the book resulting in upside down pages. The names of the enslaved people are listed as: Amelia, Ananias, Aplira, Beck, Ben, Betsy, Betty, Beu, Billy, Bina, Bob, Brutus, Caesar, Carolina, Catty, Charles, Charlotte, Chrysilla, Clara, Cyrus, Delia, Dianah, Emiline, Flora, Francis, Gabriel, Hampton, Hariet, Henrietta, Henry, Hep, Jack, James, Jane, Jenny, Johny, Joseph, Judy, Juno, Letty, Louisia, Lucy, Lydia, Margaret, Martha, Mary, May, Melia, Mia, Monday, Note, Nurse, Patty, Peggy, Polly, Prince, Priscilla, Rhina, Rose, Sally, Sam/Samuel, Sarah, Scripio, Smart, Stewart, Tom, and Will/William
24. H.F #9 Dr. A.B Flagg Medical Accounts 1850-54
- Date:
- 1850-1859
- Description:
- The A.B Flagg Medical Account Book is the medical account of Georgetown County physician Arthur Belin Flagg that records his visits to patients on various plantations. His patients include the families who own the plantations as well as the enslaved peoples on the properties. The names of the enslaved peoples are listed as: Abby, Abram, Adaline, Adam, Alexander, Alice, Amelia, America, Amy, Andrew, Anthany , Anthony, August, Barbara, Barbo, Beck, Becky, Ben, Betsy, Bobit, Brays, Buck, Caimmy, Cain, Carolina, Caroline, Ceasar, Celia, Centy, Charles, Charlotte, Chisa, Chubby, Columbus, Cook, Cornelia, Dandy, David, Diannah, Dicey, Dick, Dinah, Dolly, Dozier, Eady, Elizabeth, Ella, Elsy, Emely, Eve, Fanny, Flower, Francis, Frank, Frederick, Gib, Grace, Grey, Hagar, Hannah, Hariot, Henry, Hercules, Hester, James, Jane, Jenny, Jerry, Jim/Jimmy, Joanna, Joe, John/Johnney, Josephine, Juddy, Julia, July, June, Juno, Kate, Katy, Lalanne, Laura, Lauria, Lavan, Leah, Libby, Lora, Lousia, Lucy, Margaret, Maria, Marianne, Martha, Matt/Matte, Mazareen, Minty, Mood, Motte, Mystella, Nancy, Nannette, Nanny/Nany, Nelly, Nero, Nicklaus, Parker, Patty, Paul, Peggy, Peter, Philis, Phoebe, Phylis, PollodoPrince, Pyanna, Rebecca, Richard, Rina, Robert, Robin, Rody, Rosena, Saby, Sally, Sam, Sambo, Sandy, Sarah, Silus, Simon, Stella, Sue, Susy, Syche, Tammy, Titus, Willard, Willy, and York.
25. Coffin Almanac, 1813
- Date:
- 1813
- Description:
- The Coffin Almanac is an 1813 almanac repurposed as a plantation journal. The almanac includes notes relating to cotton and vegetable farming as well as mentions of traveling to locations such as Charleston, South Carolina and Savannah, Georgia. The almanac also lists the names of the enslaved people on the plantation. The names of the enslaved men are listed as: Bias, Bristol, Caesar/Long Caesar, Dick, Edmund, George, Hercules, Ishmeal, January, Jenn, Jenny, John, Mingo, Monday, Ned, Old Isaac, Old Simon, Toney/Old Toney, Will/ Old Will. Peter, Rodwell, Sam, Sampson, Sharper/Simon, Toby. The names of the enslaved women are listed as: Affey, Amy, Bella, Betty, Binah/ Old Binah, Chloe, Cynder, Deborah, Diana/ Old Diana Elsy, Hannah, Jenny/Old Jenny, Judy, Leah, Maria, Mariann/Old Mariann, Miley, Milley, Minny, Minty, Nancy, Patra, Peg, Philis, Phoebe, Rachel, Sara, Sukey, Susy, Sylva, Tamer, Tenah/Tinah. The names of the young enslaved boys are listed as: Abraham, Billy, Bristol, Butcher, Butler, Caesar, Cyrus, Daniel, Davy, Frank, Isaac, Ishmeal, Jacob, Joe, John,Kemba, Lara, Lot, Moses, Nat, Pompey, Prince, Robert, Romeo, Sambo, Smart, Toney, William. The names of the young enslaved girls are listed as: Beck, Binah, Calia, Charlotte, Daphne, Doll, Grace, Hagar, Hagar, Hetty, Juliet, Kate, Lydia, Mary, Nancy, Nanny, Nelly, Patra, Tinah.
26. Coffin Point Plantation, Work and Inventory Journal
- Date:
- 1816
- Description:
- The Coffin Work and Inventory journal is an account of the enslaved people and carpenters as well as an inventory of supplies and their suppliers that were bought for Coffin Point Plantation. The pages of this journal are not in order. The enslaved women are listed as: Affey, Bella, Betty, Binah, Chloe, Cynder, Deborah, Diana, Elsy, Hagar, Jenny, Leah, Maria, Mariann, Miley, Milley, Minna, Minty, Nanny, Nelly, Old Binah, Patra, Peg, Philis, Phoebe, Sarah, Sue, Sukey, Susy, Sylva, Tamer, Tinah. The enslaved men are listed as: Bias, Bristol, Butcher, Caesar, Davy, Dick, Edmund, Frank, George, Hercules, Isaac, Ishmeal, January, Jenny, Jim, Long Caesar, Mingo, Monday, Nat, Ned, Old Toney, Peter, Rodwell, Sam, Sampson, Simon, Toby, Toney, Will.
27. Plantation Journal, 1813
- Date:
- 1813
- Description:
- The Plantation Journal (1813) contains an account of the enslaved people at Coffin Point Plantation written by multiple authors including the plantation manager E. W. Rose. The journal records the work that was completed for each month of the year on the plantation including cotton and vegetable farming. Names of the enslaved people are: Affey, Bella, Betty, Binah, Bristol, Caesar, Chloe, Cynder, Deborah, Diana, Edmund, Elsy, Frank, George, Hercules, Isaac, Ishmeal, James, January, Jenny, Jim, John, Leah, Little Debra, Long Caesar, Maria, Mariann, Miley, Mingo, Minney, Minty, Nat, Ned, Old Binah, Old Isaac, Old Jenny, Old Simon, Old Toney, Old Will, Patra, Peg, Peter, Philis, Phoebe, Rodwell, Sampson, Sara, Simon, Sukey, Susy, Sylva, Tenah, Tinah, Toby, Toney, Will. Names of the enslaved children are listed as: Abraham, Beck, Billy, Bristol, Butcher, Butler, Caesar, Celia, Charlotte, Daphne, Davy, Dinah, Doll, Grace, Hagar, Hetty, Ishmeal, Jacob, James, Joe, Juliet, Kate, Kembo, Lara, Lot, Lydia, Mary, Moses, Nancy, Nanny, Nelly, Patra, Prince, Robert, Romeo, Sambo, Smart, Sukey, Tinah, Toney, William.
28. Richmond Plantation Journal
- Date:
- 1859 and 1860
- Description:
- The Richmond Plantation Journal, 1859-1860 was kept by Anthony Weston, Benjamin Huger's overseer. Entries concern activities on the rice plantation primarily related to rice cultivation (plowing, manuring, cleaning ditches, threshing and winnowing.) Also mentioned are corn, peas, potatoes, livestocks, the weather and lists of goods and prices. The journal also includes entries relating to slave allowances as well as violence towards slaves including flogging and imprisonment. The names of the slaves are listed as: Affee, Anthony, Benego, Big Tony, Billy/Runaway Billy, Bina, Carpenter Sam, Cloe, Cornelia, Cyrus, Delia, Dina, Ellick, Ellie, Grace, Handy, Hector, Jack, Jak, John, Jose, Juda, Juiet, Margaret, Martha, Morris, Moses, Peggy, Peter, Pino, Racheal, Rock, Sally, Sarah, Simon, Thomas, Toby and William.
29. Coffin Almanac, 1808
- Date:
- 1808
- Description:
- The Coffin Almanac is an 1808 almanac repurposed as plantation journals. The almanac includes notes relating to cotton and vegetable farming and lists the names of enslaved people on the plantation. The enslaved people are listed as: Affey, Alea, Auber, Bella, Betty, Binah, Chloe, Deborah, Edmond, Elira, George, Hercules, January, John, Leah, Little Diana, Maria, Miley, Milley, Mingo, Minty, Monday, Old Diana, Old Jenny, Old Simon, Old Tinah, Patra, Peg, Peter, Phillis, Rodwell, Long Ceasar/S. Ceasar, Sampson, Sara, Shayer, Simon, Sukey, Sury, Sylva, Tener, Tinah, Toby, Toney/ L. Toney, and Yellow Will.
30. Planting Journal and Accounts
- Date:
- 1801, 1802, and 1800
- Description:
- The Planting Journal and Accounts Book is a list of inventory, construction materials and figures, and enslaved people related to Coffin Point Plantation. This journal also contains the last will of John Stewart created in 1739 collected to prove Coffin's inheritance to Stewart's estate. The names of enslaved people on the plantation are listed as: Abbey, Abigail, Anna, Auber, Bella, Betty, Binah, Bristol, Brutus, Chloe, Cynder, Daniel, Deborah, Diana, Dick, Dolly, Edmund, Fortimer, George, Hannah, Hercules, Isaac, Ishmael, Jack, James, January, Jenny, John, Kate, Leah, Long Ceasar, Short Ceasar, Maria, Mariann, Miley, Mingo, Minos, Minto, Monday, Nancy, Nanny, Ned/Little Ned, Patra, Peg, Peter, Philis, Phoebe, Rachel, Rodwell, Sam, Sampson, Sara, Sharper, Simon, Sukey, Sury, Sylva, Taff, Tener, Tinah, Tobias, Toby, Toney, Will/Yellow Will.