A sketch of the 1893 hurricane, attributed to a "world artist" who made it "on the spot." In the margins, someone annotated it with the title "When the island was submerged" and the date and time October 13, 1893 at 10 AM.
A handwritten, three-page letter from Susan Alston to John Joseph McVey in which she offers to sell him a first edition copy of Audubon's Quadrupeds of North America from 1845.
A typed, one-page letter from John Joseph McVey to Susan Alston in which he offers her $60 for her copy of Audubon's Quadrupeds of North America, explaining that the low price is due to the two missing volumes of the text.
A handwritten, two-page letter from Charles Alston to General Gilmore in which he petitions to regain possession of his house on East Battery in Charleston, South Carolina, which had been assigned to General Rufus Saxton following the Civil War. Alston argues that the house was never abandoned during the war because enslaved people remained in the outbuildings. On the back, the request is denied by Union officials such as Rufus Saxton and W. L. Burger.
A handwritten, two-page letter from Charles Alston to General Howard in which he petitions to regain possession of his house on East Battery in Charleston, South Carolina, after General Saxton's previous refusal. Attached to this letter is testimony from James Holmes and James Pringle who swore that Charles Alston was forced to leave his residence and was unable to return during the Civil War.
A handwritten, one-page letter from Charles Alston to General Howard in which he appeals the refusal of his previous petitions to regain possession of his house on East Battery in Charleston, South Carolina.
Two sketches titled "Ashley River, Near Charleston" and "Charleston, from the Bay" by Harry Fenn from Appleton's Journal of Literature, Science, and Art. "Ashley River, Near Charleston" depicts people and animals aboard a boat on the bank of the Ashley River, and "Charleston, from the Bay" shows a birds-eye view of the Charleston Battery and harbor.
