Diary of Magdalen Elizabeth Wilkinson Keith for the years 1865-1868. Concerns mostly life at home, and activities of family and friends. Mention of Charleston railroad stretching downtown.
Two plats of lands along the Savannah River belonging to Stobo and Bullock. Names associated with this plat are Archibald Stobo, James Stobo, James Bullock, W. Hugh Bryan, Clawton [?], Cranford, J. Southerland, and Patrick Mikas. Notable geographic locations include the Savannah River, St. Peter's Parish and Purrysburgh Township.
1865 Petition of Thomas B. Ferguson to General John Hatch, commander of the Northern District, Department of the South, for the return of a large quantity of rice which was confiscated from his father, James. Of an approximate 7000 bushels of rice, Ferguson has been able to locate only 1185 bushels which were transported by the sloop "Julia" to Bennett's rice mill in Charleston. Ferguson's petition makes the plea that the rice "is the only means his father has for supporting and subsisting a large family. 3p.
1865 Petition of Thomas B. Ferguson to General John Hatch, commander of the Northern District, Department of the South, for the return of goods confiscated at the plantations of his father, James. 3p.
1865 Letter, exact date unknown, from R. Felker to Mr. Heyward giving him a list of cotton weights and an update on the search for Mr. Heyward's lost hogs. 2p.
A list of enslaved persons and cattle currently on the farm when John Short took over leadership. The reverse side of the document contains the remaining list of stock and states the terms of agreement for John Short's employment.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of the interior of the Grande synagogue d'Alger (Great Synagogue of Algiers), on the occasion of the synagogue's inauguration. From the Illustrirte Monatshefte für die gesammten Interessen des Judenthums, Volume 2.
Black-and-white wood engraving depicting the Judengasse, the Jewish ghetto of Frankfurt am Main. Wood engraving by E. Graeff u. Engel after a painting by Anton Burger. Published in Die Gartenlaube, Heft 36, 1865.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of the exterior of the New Synagogue in Berlin. Published in the August 16, 1865, edition of L'Univers illustré.