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4. Diary of Julius M. Bacot, 1886

Diary of Julius M. Bacot, 1886
Date:
1886
Description:
The Diary of Julius M. Bacot, 1886 contains daily diary entries discussing Julius Bacot's work as a lawyer, the weather, illness, and his social engagements with members of other Charleston families such as the Manigaults, Lowndes, Rhetts and Ravenels. Other entries talk about weddings, deaths, hunting trips, and property claims following the Civil War. The diary includes entries on the Protestant Episcopal Church Convention in which discussion formed around the admittance of African American ministers which was ultimately denied. Finally, Julius Bacot writes about the 1886 Charleston Earthquake in which he records the event as it happens and the damages, anxieties, aftershocks, and relief efforts following it.

5. Notes Regarding the Assassination of President Lincoln

Notes Regarding the Assassination of President Lincoln
Date:
1866
Description:
On the back of a Suffolk County Deputy Sheriffs' Office Court House document, a description of news was given that relate to the panic after President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on April 14, 1865.

23. Contact Notes

Contact Notes
Description:
Contact card with note of introduction, Wadmalaw Island mentioned .

24. Contact Notes

Contact Notes
Description:
Handwritten notes on a single piece of lined paper with military information.

25. Thomas Frean to James S. Drayton

Thomas Frean to James S. Drayton
Date:
1844-09-11
Description:
Frean cannot communicate with Major J.A. Leland regarding what Drayton is owed; he relates his good wishes regarding Drayton's forthcoming marriage to Louisa Elford.

28. Thomas Frean to James S. Drayton

Thomas Frean to James S. Drayton
Date:
1844-07-12
Description:
Frean offers his condolences concerning the death of Charles Drayton, James' father; discusses his work as a surveyor and James' prospects for employment

30. Thomas Frean to James S. Drayton

Thomas Frean to James S. Drayton
Date:
1844-07-29
Description:
Frean describes his poor financial situation and is frustrated his cannot contact Major J.A. Leland

32. Envelope with Notes

Envelope with Notes
Date:
1898-01-29
Description:
An envelope, stamped Plymouth, Massachusetts, January 29, 1895, discusses personal matters in Reconstruction-era South Carolina.

33. Letter from Myles Horton to Esau Jenkins

Letter from Myles Horton to Esau Jenkins
Date:
1971-06-01
Description:
Letter from Myles Horton to Esau Jenkins regarding an article in "The South Today." Also, sending his regrets regarding Jenkins resignation from the Highlander Research and Education Center Board.

37. John Johnson to Major Pringle

John Johnson to Major Pringle
Date:
1865-02-20
Description:
Johnson instructs Pringle to send over "Drayton's train" as he is "only waiting for him" and the trains of two others. Crossed out notes on back.

38. Roslin Plantation Journal

Roslin Plantation Journal
Date:
1810-1819
Description:
The Roslin Plantation journal, kept by Archibald Simpson Johnston, documented enslaved people and slave labor on an antebellum plantation for two years (1813-1815). The journal documents correspondence, equipment, planting and harvesting, livestock, slaves and supplies related to the plantation. There are detailed descriptions of tasks and number of enslaved people working each task, particularly tasks regarding growing cotton and rice and maintainining those fields.