A typed, one-page letter from Henry Augustus Middleton Smith to F.M. Robertson, an insurance agent, in which Smith informs him that the furniture at 21 East Battery has been moved out of the main house and into the "coach-house and stable" on the property. He also mentions that Susan Alston's caretaker continues to live in "the yard" at 21 East Battery.
A typed copy of a 1782 letter from Francis Marion to William Alston in which he orders him to take command of new companies to serve in Georgetown, South Carolina, and watch for incoming vessels.
A typed, one-page letter from Arthur R. Young to his client, Emma Blake Rutledge Smith, in which he informs her that he has completed the sale of 26 Meeting Street. He also lists all of the money that he has "received and spent out" of Smith's accounts in the previous months.
A brief biography describing John Julius Alston's upbringing, education, time in the Confederate military, and ultimate death. This section is part of a larger report on graduates of Harvard College from the class of 1857.
A certificate appointing John Julius Alston to the post of Aide-de-Camp to the Brigadier General of the fourth Brigade Infantry with the rank of Captain on January 30, 1860. This was signed by William Henry Gist, William R. Huntt, William Alston Pringle, and James Simons.
A certificate naming John Julius Alston an attorney in the state of South Carolina on April 4, 1860, signed by John Belton O'Neall, Job Johnston, Francis H. Wardlaw, and Thomas J. Gantt.
A certificate appointing John Julius Alston to the post of Senior First Lieutenant in the Battalion of Artillery in the Regular Enlisted Force of South Carolina on August 13, 1861. This was signed by Francis Wilkinson Pickens, James A. Duffus, and William H. Peronneau.
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