Letter from W. A. Browning, private secretary of President Andrew Johnson, to Archbishop Spalding of Baltimore, informing him of the pardon of Bishop P. N. Lynch of Charleston.
Letter from J. P. Benjamin, Secretary of State for the Confederate States of America, to Cardinal Antonelli, Cardinal Secretary of State, introducing P. N. Lynch, Bishop of Charleston.
A torn letter to William Clarkson from Reverend Napoleon B. Screven with a message of Christian exhortation that Screven requests Clarkson to convey to his enslaved persons. The letter also mentions the inability to sell the wife of an enslaved man.
Two separate torn letters to William Clarkson from Reverend Richard Johnson and M. Johnson which mentions making better accommodations for the "coloured people" of the parish.
A handwrriten letter from John Torrans to Alexander Rose persuading him to purchase a brigatine sailing vessel called industry. The postscript mentions that one of the enslaved people is a runaway.
A letter from John Cheeseborough to his aunt Elizabeth Frances Blyth discussing the hiring of the enslaved man York. Makes notation that he would be "very unwilling to sell him where he could not be with his family."
A letter from John Cheeseborough to his aunt Elizabeth Frances Blyth discussing the purchase of the enslaved man York. Makes notation that he is "unwilling to sell him to any one so that he cannot occasionally see his family."
Letter to Edgar M. Lazarus from Henry S. Samuel discussing the political situation in the United States following the Civil War, family, and matters at the Liverpool synagogue.
Letter from Henry Ravenel, President of the Union Bank of South Carolina in Charleston, SC., to Mrs. Eleanor Tobias, widow of Abraham Tobias. The letter expresses regret and sympathies in regards to the death of Abraham Tobias.
A Thank You letter to John C. Calhoun from Isaac Harby regarding his interests in the position of "printer of the laws," and the personal attention he had received from Calhoun regarding his application. The letter also discusses the United States government, the state of South Carolina, and Andrew Jackson.
Two letters folded together, one from Dr. Jacob S. Raisin to Jane Lazarus relating some thoughts on his travels to Charleston. The second letter is from a "Sarah F. Raisin" also to Jane Lazarus wishing her well for the New Year.
Letter from Dr. Jacob S. Raisin to Thomas J. Tobias relating that he had been released from his duties at his current congregation and accepting the invitation to officiate at KKBE congregation on a probationary term.
Letter from Dr. Jacob S. Raisin to Thomas J. Tobias recanting his inability to officiate during the upcoming holidays at the KKBE congregation. Raisin states he was able to have a friend cover for him at his current congregation and will be able to visit Charleston and asks if his probationary period can be extended to a year.
Letter from Dr. Jacob S. Raisin to Thomas J. Tobias relating his regret for not being able to accept the invitation offered to him to officiate during the upcoming holidays at the KKBE congregation.
Letter to Major Gilbert M. Sorrel from Major Raphael J. Moses discussing an issue with the price estimate of beef cattle for Confederate troops. The back side of the letter includes a handwritten note signed by General Robert E. Lee stating he cannot recommend anyone but Major Moses to handle the matter.
Letter from David Henry Mordecai to his father regarding his travels. The letter discusses regret to have to leave Heidelberg, plans to travel around Europe, and receiving cigars sent from home.
Letter from David Henry Mordecai to his family regarding his travels. The letter discusses Henry D. Mordecai's last day in Heidelberg, the weather, and mentions acquaintances he has made in Germany.
A letter to Harold Cranston on Capers Island from James Vidal discussing a shipment of corn, oakum, coffee, sugar, the plantation crop, construction of the flat, and needing enslaved persons for work.
A bill of sale for three enslaved men between Jenkins MiKell and Harold Cranston for $1,500. The names of the enslaved men are listed as Kit, April and Carlos.
A letter to Harold Cranston on Capers Island from James Vidal discussing his brother traveling to Hunting Island for palmettos, the enslaved persons Noble and Eugene repairing the plantation boat, requesting for the use of the enslaved man Dedfort in exchange for an enslaved boy, and Vidal suffering from a sickness.
A letter to Harold Cranston on Capers Island from James Vidal discussing the enslaved "noble Dedfort," assistance of Captain William in carting timber, that the enslaved workers are "there to obey your order," and a shipment of tobacco, whiskey and molasses.
A letter to Harold Cranston on Capers Island from James Vidal discussing a shipment of corn, peas, sugar, coffee and bacon, a "dry spell" burning the crops, working with the "negro fellow Carl," and requesting the enslaved men Toney and Robin.
A letter to Harold Cranston on Capers Island from James Vidal discussing a shipment of coffee, sugar, bolts and iron. He goes on to discuss leaving the "frenchman" to manage Capers Island while Cranston is away.
A letter to Harold Cranston on Capers Island from James Vidal primarily discussing the enslaved man Dedfort, a delivery of sugar, coffee and an anchor and chain.
A letter to Harold Cranston on Capers Island from James Vidal requesting the use of the enslaved person Dedfort for Vidal's brother who is in need of assistance in piloting a raft.
A letter to Harold Cranston on Capers Island from James Vidal discussing enslaved persons delivering a jug of whiskey, his inability to get shoes, and Vidal expressing to Cranston that "white or black were under your control." Vidal further writes about talks among his enslaved persons but that he does not believe them. He ends by discussing a man named Tony getting drunk in the village.
A letter to Harold Cranston on Capers Island from James Vidal discussing an enslaved person named Dedfort, selling wood, the hiring of workmen, delivering wood to Sullivan's Island, boat captain Sinclair and purchasing tar.
A letter to Harold Cranston on Capers Island from James Vidal discussing Vidal's questioning of the enslaved persons. Concerning the enslaved persons, Vidal writes, "if you have too much familiarity, it will spoil them." He continues by discussing a boat and the unknown location of his rafts.
A letter to Harold Cranston on Capers Island from James Vidal discussing a vessel ready to transport items and Vidal's haste to Summerville. Vidal makes the notation he would put the "black hand" to work unloading items if Cranston transports them on the vessel.
A letter from John Jacob Ischudy to John Ball at Comingtee Plantation discussing a delayed visit due to rain, and the departure of the enslaved woman Phyllis from the rectory (believed to have gone to Comingtee Plantation) with the hope that "she might be at liberty to idle away." The letter goes on to discuss an earlier situation with Phyllis breaking the Ischudy's rules regarding "servants" eating breakfast and dinner. Due to her behavior, Ischudy writes that Phyllis was whipped with a "chincopen switch" and gave her "five or six cuts upon the shoulders." He ends his letter stating that Phyllis "has not been ill treated" and wishes for John Ball to punish her if she arrives at Comingtee Plantation.
A reply letter from Robert Heriot to Mary Heriot in which he thanks God for their "miraculous escape" as well as concerns over Heriot's status as a prisoner of war on parole, his plea that the British require no "test of allegiance" for the inhabitants of Waccamaw (Georgetown County, S.C.), family and financial matters, and the fate of enslaved persons who ran away from the Heriot plantation.
A letter from Mary Heriot to Robert Heriot concerning a "narrow escape" which she and her family experienced during fighting near their home. Makes note that Gentry was shot and that there is an order to apprehend runaway enslaved persons from the plantation.
Letter from Eliza Lucas Pinckney to her daughter Hariott Horry concerning family matters, a female enslaved person (referenced as "my little maid"), wallpaper, seeds, and clothes.
A letter from the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands regarding the removal of freedman James Simmon from Whitehall Plantation. The letter outlines the rules regarding the removal of freed persons from any plantation.
A letter from C.B. Jones to Burr Ragsdale discussing a sheriff's sale of enslaved persons. Makes note that the number of enslaved persons sold will range between 82 to 102.
A letter to Woodward Manning from his brother Ira L. Manning discussing the death of their brother John, a "rage" of yellow fever that has killed 125 people, acquiring land, crops, construction on a railroad in Alabama, and purchasing enslaved persons.
A letter to Woodward Manning from his brother Ira L. Manning discussing the weather, the building of a mill, the sale of the enslaved man named Sam and the mortgage taken out on him, and a deal for purchasing Sam's wife in exchange for "old negroes."
A letter to Woodward Manning outlining articles shipped to him by a steamer. The writer makes a notation that he has not found an enslaved person that meets the qualifications Woodward Manning has asked for and that "very few negroes have been in market, and they are selling at high prices."
A letter to Woodward Manning from his brother Ira L. Manning discussing the death of their brother Elisha, the failing cotton crop, the hiring of freedmen, and requesting information on who from their hometown was killed in the war.
A letter to Woodward Manning from Samuel E. Hunt ordering him to "divide your crops with the freedmen and women on your plantation according to the conditions of the "Freedmen's Contract."
A letter to Woodward Manning from the headquarters of the provost marshal's office discussing complaints made against Woodward Manning and his treatment of his "servants."
A letter to Woodward Manning from the Quartermaster's office ordering that any surplus of corn available is to be given to the army through purchase or impressment
A letter to Charlotte A. Allston from her overseer discussing the death of the enslaved man Cane or "Cain." His death occurred from a scuffle with a "little mulatto boy" who stabbed him in the foot with a knife. Dr. Wragg treated the enslaved man Cane who eventually died from an infection.
A draft of a letter from Charles C. Pinckney to South Carolina Governor Thomas Bennett asking that "he declare a statewide day of thanksgiving and prayer to honor the Almighty for having spared Charleston" from a slave uprising led by Denmark Vesey. The letter also requests that the governor not support any legislation "unfavorable to the use of the Bible among negroes."
A letter from Elizabeth L. DeBerniere that relates her views on slavery, her father's acquaintance with William Wilberforce, Mr. Johnson's kind treatment of his enslaved persons, their treatment by slave owners in general, and the system of slavery in America.
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.
A letter from Langdon Cheves Jr. at Delta Plantation to Charles Haskell discussing Cheves' removal of his 250 enslaved persons, his fears of losing his enslaved persons to "the enemy getting a footing in our immediate neighborhood," the area in which the plantation resides being "open to occupation," and his home being used as General Drayton's headquarters.
Letters from Langdon Cheves Jr. to General Edward Porter Alexander discussing the confederate balloon, Indian rubber and other details concerning the creation of the balloon.
A letter from Langdon Cheves Jr. to Pettigru & King discussing terms for Southfield Plantation. The letter includes the decision to divide enslaved persons into lots and "turned over" to Huger, Haskell and McCord.
A letter from Langdon Cheves Sr. at Log Hall to Langdon Cheves Jr. discussing a new threshing machine, the hire of a new carpenter, the permanent hire of the enslaved men Solomon and Israel, and the purchase of items.
Letter to Langdon Cheves Jr. from Langdon Cheves Sr. in Pendleton on the runaway enslaved man Jim. Langdon Cheves Sr. writes about an advertisement he read in the newspaper about a "runaway, negro man who calls himself Jim" who has been imprisoned and "belongs to Judge Cheves on Savannah River." He further writes that his son should consider using "light iron" to prohibit Jim from running away again.
Letter to Langdon Cheves Jr. from Langdon Cheves Sr. in Abbeville on sickness and an advertisement in the paper regarding the runaway enslaved man Jim owned by "Judge Cheves." He writes that his son should use "light iron" on Jim as well as hire a guard to watch over him at the plantation.
Letter to Langdon Cheves Jr. from Langdon Cheves Sr. discussing a spread of whooping cough on the plantation and the enslaved man Jim who ran away. Cheves' explains that if any enslaved person runs away, they should be sought for at Guerards at New River Bridge as a few of the enslaved persons at Cheves' plantations were bought from that slaveholder.
A letter from Langdon Cheves Sr. asking for assistance into discovering the cause of death for four enslaved persons at Delta Plantation. The letter mentions that four enslaved persons died in the field during planting time and that due to insufficient work, the overseer was asked to "employ the necessary punishments to enforce obediency..." Cheves states that punishments included seventy-five lashes which he deemed "perfectly harmless to him and much short of what would have been generally inflicted for the misconduct of which he was guilty."
A letter to Langdon Cheves Sr. concerning the cause of death for four enslaved persons on Delta Plantation. The letter mentions a possible chronic malady as the cause rather than "improper severity" by the overseer or harm by other enslaved persons. Makes a remark that the enslaved man Charles, thought to have committed suicide, may have fallen into the canal accidentally.
A copy of a letter from John Ball at Comingtee Plantation stating that the bearer of the note, John Cox, has worked as Ball's overseer for five years but was found "inadequate."
Loose pages from "A Peep into the Past" which was also published in The Evening News in 1852. These pages discuss Sally Brailsford, the granddaughter of Madame Brailsford and niece of Mr. Waring. Topics include her admirer, the family's property occupied by squatters, a brief history of Col. William Scott, the Waring family's genealogy traced back to 1067, "the era of the conquest," a letter to William Waring from Thomas Waring of Kilkenny dated 16th of April 1725 on Waring genealogy, and history of the Brailsford family.
Letter from the Board of Commissioners of Roads discussing Mrs. Laurens' contract with the board, the dangerous state of Mepkin Bridge and an issue concerning Mrs. Laurens' carpenters.
A letter from Eleanor Ball at Kensington Plantation to Henry Smith discussing her brother Elias Ball III in England, and an account of payments between Henry Smith and Eleanor Ball for her schooling and board. Also attached is a list of eighteen enslaved persons received by Elias Ball to deliver to Benjamin and Thomas Smith overseas. Includes the statement "the dangers of the sea & death excepted."
A letter from Abigail Cornell in Far Rockaway, New York discussing the details surrounding the days leading up to and the eventual death of John Ball. The letter states that John Ball arrived at the Cornell house to lodge and was under the care of Dr. Martin. His symptoms were a cold, head pain, blisters on his neck and temple, a fever and swelling of the head. Cornell details how she sat with John Ball reading to him and asking him questions about death and God.
A torn letter from Ann Waring at Tranquil Hill to her cousin John Ball on advice that Waring's family "solicited" from John Ball, issues surrounding guardianship for "the girls" a claim on an estate, and Waring's feelings on Josiah Smith as a potential guardian.
A copy of a letter from John Coming Ball at Kensington Plantation to his cousin Ann Waring on the guardianship for John's three female cousins, and his reasonings for choosing Josiah Smith as a potential guardian.
A letter from John Ball Jr. while at school in Charleston to his father John Ball Sr. thanking his "dear Papa" for the sweet potatoes and a bundle containing cake and ground nuts. He also mentions attending the races and reading Virgil on the weekends.
A letter from Elias Ball to John Ball at Kensington Plantation on traveling to PeeDee Plantation, and an issue with Doctor Reed over land that may require legal action.
A letter from Elias Ball IV at Limerick Plantation to Elias "Wambaw" Ball III exiled in Bristol, England discussing family, health, the upcoming marriage between Elias Ball III's daughter and "young Moultrie," the lands of England, the South Carolina legislature passing a tax bill on enslaved persons, agreements with the "Torey's," a bill of exchange for money due and accounts current, the removal of "Old Tom" from Wambaw, missing enslaved runaways, the work of various enslaved persons, and the sale of Elias Ball III's enslaved persons for cash by Mr. Gaillard.
A letter from Elias Ball III in Charleston, South Carolina to John Ball at Kensington Plantation discussing that week's paper, word from Mr. Lauren's on how the army is helping drive General Washington over the mountains, the belief that General John Burgoyne's army was taken, the fleet of Commodore Biddle, the price of rice, and various notations regarding the Commons House of Assembly.
A letter from Elias Ball III in Charleston, South Carolina to his brother John Ball at Kensington Plantation on receiving John's letter from the enslaved man Jimmey, an order of shingles, business at the plantation, the weather and word that King George III's troops have been defeated.
A letter from Elias Ball IV at Kensington Plantation to Elias "Wambaw" Ball exiled in Bristol, England discussing Elias Ball's squadron arriving in Charleston, word of 600 men in the town, payment for enslaved persons, the high tax of that year, and word from Mr. Gaillard regarding the remainder of the estates enslaved persons.
