A bill of sale for seven enslaved persons from William Smith to Langdon Cheves Sr. for $1,250. The names of the enslaved persons are Charles, Chloe, Amey, Simon, Henry, Flora, and Rosetta.
An acknowledgement for the sale of nine enslaved persons for $1,912.50 to Langdon Cheves Sr. from Benjamin and Peter Walker, administrators for Legrand Walker, deceased. The names of the enslaved persons are listed as John, Pallace, Judy, Tommy, Lydia, Elsey, Isaac, Sylvia, and Mary.
A bill of sale for nine enslaved persons for $1,912.50 to Langdon Cheves Sr. from Benjamin and Peter Walker, administrators for Legrand Walker, deceased. The names of the enslaved persons are listed as John, Pallace, Judy, Tommy, Lydia, Elsey, Isaac, Sylvia, and Mary.
A mortgage for seven enslaved persons by Langdon Cheves Sr. to the Bank of South Carolina for $1,875. The names of the enslaved persons are Charles, Chloe, Amey, Simon, Henry, Flora, and Rosetta.
A mortgage for seven enslaved persons by Langdon Cheves Sr. to the Bank of South Carolina for $1,115. The names of the enslaved persons are Billy, Clora, Luna, Stephen, Maryann, Juno, and Ben.
A mortgage for nine enslaved persons by Langdon Cheves Sr. to the Bank of South Carolina for $1,468. The names of the enslaved persons are John, Pallace, Judy, Tommy, Lydia, Elsey, Isaac, Sylvia, and Mary.
An agreement from Langdon Cheves Sr. to Mr. Zant allowing him to work two enslaved persons on his plantation for the crop of 1834. Mentions deductions of money for loss of crops but not for an enslaved person who runs away or dies. The third page of the agreement contains a note on the mortgage for enslaved persons.
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."
