Page 195 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with five plats. Plat 1 shows land located near King Street, Congress Street, and Moultrie Street. Plat 2 shows land located near the intersection of King Street and Simons Street. Plat 3 shows land located near Hassel Street and Pinckney Street. Plat 3 also shows marshland, reclaimed land, several dams, the "Cemetery of the City of Charleston." Plat 4 shows lots located between King Street and Congress Street, and between Moultrie Street and King Street. Plat 5 features lots between Drake Street and America Street, along Cooper Street.
Copy of a plat laid out at Goose Creek now belonging to Benjamin Mazyck. 200 acres of land commonly called Busharia. Butting and bounding on the north and west on Col. James Moore land and the south on Captain Schrenckingh and on the east on Madam Davis' land. Names associated with this plat are Benjamin Mazyck, Davis, Lawson, Thomas Smith, Benjamin Schrenckingh, James Moore, and David Daw. Notable geographic locations include Busharia, Booshee, and Goose Creek.
Plan of lands at Bee Creek belonging to Mr. James Bolen called Gray's Hill. Names associated with this plat include James Bolen. Notable geographic locations include St. Lukes Parish, Gray's Hill, Grey's Hill Landing, Bees Creek, and Purrysburgh.
Plat of 320 acres in the Georgetown District on the Black Mingo waters with marshes surrounding it. Little detail included. Names associated with this plat include Thomas Bull, Job Rothmaler, McCottry, Robert Davidson, Hugh Swinton and Sam Day.
Plat of three tracts of land in a deed of conveyance from Peter Michau to Theodore Gaillard, the plats being 200, 300, and 500 acres respectively. Each plat contains a short explanation as to its conveyance and contains little geographic detail. Names associated with this plat Peter Michau, Theodore Gaillard, Isaac Chardon, Andrew DeLavillette, Thomas Broughton, Paul Mazyck, Nicholas Lenude, Isaac Michau, Andrew Thimbert, James St. John and Thomas Johnson.
Copy of a plat annexed to the original grant for 1153 acres of land to Thomas Farr lettered A-E. Names associated with this plat are Daniel Green, Thomas Farr, Elizabeth Gibbs, Christopher Wilkinson, Joseph Smith, Andrew Smith, Thomas Smith, George Haig, Joseph Farr, Humphrey Sommers, and Benjamin Stoney.
Plan of the old field tract in St. John's Parish late belonging to Francis Huger now to John Ball. Compiled and copied from original papers. Names associated with this plat are James Child, Francis Huger, John Ball, James Child, William Walter [?], Nathaniel Johnson, John Archdale, Thomas Droughton, P. Pawley, J. Child and Hentey [?].
A tax return for Elias Ball III for acres, pine land, two carriage wheels, 246 enslaved persons, four enslaved persons at the property of Miss Ball and eighty enslaved persons under the account for John Moultrie Jr.
A 1791 plat of Old Field Plantation in St. John's Parish by surveyor John Purcell. The plantation is stated to have originally belonged to Francis Huger but is now the property of John Ball Esq. The plat includes adjacent areas such as lands belonging to Samuel Bonneau, a part of "Childsburry Common" and lands owned by Elias Ball III.
A list of cattle from Kensington Plantation that includes oxen, cows, calves, and bulls. The document also includes a list of cattle that died or was killed, and cattle specifically from Hyde Park and Jericho Plantations. Makes notation that an ox was killed for "Negroes Christmas."
Petition of Jane Adamson to the St. Andrew's Society requesting assistance, explaining that she is a widow who recently lost her only son and is unable to support herself.
Black-and-white engraving depicting Moses and Aaron in front of the Tabernacle. Engraving by William Skelton after a drawing by Thomas Stothard. From the Macklin Bible, published London: Printed for Thomas Macklin by Thomas Bensley, 1800.
Black-and-white engraving of the exterior of the Portuguese Synagogue in Maarssen. Engraving by Carel Frederik Bendorp after a drawing by Jan Bulthuis. From Vaderlandsche gezichten of afbeeldingen, behoorende tot den Tegenwoordigen staat der Vereenigde Nederlanden.
Black-and-white engraving depicting the drunkenness of Noah. Engraving by Carolo Lasinio after Giuseppe Calendi. From L'Etruria pittrice; ovvero, storia della pittura toscana, dedotta dai suoi monumenti che si esibiscono in stampa dal secolo X. fino al presente by Marco Lastri.
Black-and-white engraving of a Jewish man from Poland. Engraving by Teodor Viero. From Raccolta di ... stampe che rappresentano figure ed abiti die varie nazioni, secondo gli originali, e le descrizioni dei più celebri recenti viaggiatori, e degli scopritori di paesi nuovi, published Venice: Teodoro Viero, 1783-1791.
