A handwritten, four-page letter from Emma Alston to her husband, Charles, in which she advises him on the sale and purchase of mules and enslaved people from Beneventum plantation. She also fears that Charleston will soon fall and describes the scarcity and rising cost of food and other necessities in Greenville amid the Civil War. In addition, she mentions the work done by two enslaved women, Zilpah and Venus, at their farm in Greenville.
A handwritten, four-page letter from Emma Alston to her husband, Charles Alston, in which she discusses her fear of the Union's destruction of Georgetown, South Carolina. She also mentions the dissatisfaction of the enslaved people from one of their plantations and encourages him to visit them in order to dissuade them from escaping.
A handwritten, two-page letter from Joseph Alston to his mother and sister, Emma and Susan Alston, in which he discusses the actions of Union troops in South Carolina during the Civil War, particularly mentioning them "stealing" enslaved people and destroying property. He also requests that they send two enslaved men, Alec and Mack, to bring him news and other requested items such as his mare.