Book containing records of sugar produced at Newton Plantation from January to May 1849. Other pages show the amount of molasses and rum produced, who purchased the rum, and expenditures related to the rum production.
Papers include a handwritten journal, school exercises, and lecture notes written by an unnamed author with the initials J. F. R. The author was a Physician who apparently attended medical lectures at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia (1849-1850) and University of Louisiana in New Orleans. He briefly served as medical officer on the steamer Falcon in the Caribbean (1853) and as medical officer at the military asylum at East Pascagoula, Mississippi (1854-1855).
Handwritten invitation on folded, embossed paper dated August 16, 1849. Discovered under floorboards in front of the fireplace in the east enslaved quarter during 2020 investigations of the Nathaniel Russell House kitchen house. The letter transcription reads, "Miss Mary Lopez respectfully/soliceits the honor of Mr. & Mrs./Allescader Compaony on/Wednesday Evening next/inst. at her residence/Prices Alley at 1/2 past 7/O'Clock August 16th, '49
A bill of sale for twenty enslaved persons purchased by Langdon Cheves Sr. from John Colclough for $7,487. The bill includes the names and ages of the enslaved men, women, and children.
A bill of sale for eight enslaved persons sold by John Jeffords to Langdon Cheves Sr. for $3,010. The bill includes the names and ages of the enslaved men, women and children.
A bill of sale for twelve enslaved persons sold by Frederick Porcher to Langdon Cheves Sr. for $3,009. The names of the enslaved persons are Rosannah, Moses, Darby, Deanna, Betsey, Molly, Hector, Hester, Flora, Scipio, Jupiter, and Clara.
