Meeting minutes volume kept by the Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Trustees of the New Burying Ground, 1798-1799. Entries in this volume concern discussions regarding the proposal to purchase land at Hampstead, in Charleston, S.C., for the construction of a new burial ground to be used by the KKBE congregation. The volume also includes entries discussing the plans for the layout of the burial plots for the new burying grounds.
List of items in his estate to be surrendered by Algernon Wilson to ensure his release from jail. Wilson's "estate" includes several articles of clothing as well as a razor, box, and brush.
A sermon delivered by Reverend Benjamin M. Palmer in the Circular Congregational Church in Charleston, South Carolina, on September 22, 1822. The speech stresses obedience for enslaved people, often quoting the New Testament and Old Testament. References to the sermon on the mount and other teachings of Jesus. Stresses the role of paternalism in the treatment of enslaved peoples.
Petition of Sarah Burche to the St. Andrew's Society Treasurer, pressing him to send her money that he had promised to her and expressing that her family relies on it for their survival.
