This collection features a wide range of papers from the families of Charles Edmondston (1782-1861) and Charles Alston (1796-1881). This includes an extensive collection of family correspondence, especially during the Civil War years, which provides excellent insight into the wartime experience of the Alstons and those they enslaved, many of whom are mentioned by name. […]
This collection includes portraits of Alston family members from the late-nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It also contains photographs of the interior and exterior of the Edmondston-Alston House and Fairfield Plantation from the same time period.
The Middleton Papers, 1775-1815 collection contains documents created by members of the Middleton family, including letters to and from Arthur Middleton (1742-1787) , a prominent planter and signer of the Declaration of Independence. In addition, this collection contains various resolutions on Revolution-era politics, banknotes signed by notable South Carolinians, letters on plantation management, and a receipt […]
This collection includes various bills and receipts from the last thirty years of Susan Alston’s (1832-1921) life. This encompasses her purchases of groceries, building materials, hair products, and more; in addition, this includes payments for utilities such as telephone, water, and gas. Finally, this collection contains the tax records for both the Edmondston-Alston House and […]