This is a Sandy Island plantation journal written inside of The South Carolina and Georgia Almanac for the year 1792. The plantation journal documents the planting of crops (rice, corns, and potatoes), the maintenance of ditches and drains, slave records, complications with the hiring of an overseer, livestock, and business relations with Laurel Hill Plantation.
A letter from Elias Ball III to his brother John Ball in Charleston, South Carolina on sending the enslaved man Plimouth with a delivery, and a request for news from town through either a letter or a newspaper.
A letter from Elias Ball II at Comingtee Plantation to his son John Ball in Charleston, South Carolina discussing a shipment of cattle, the health of Edward Simons, a fight John had with Bob Simons resulting in a black eye, and the health of Elias Ball III's "house wench."
Page 12 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with two plats. Plat 1 shows plots near Coming Street, St. Phillip Street, King Street, Meeting Street, and Vanderhorst Street. Plat 2 Shows lots on Queen Street near the intersections with East Bay Street and Prioleau Street, has the label "Charleston Harbour Cooper River" on the right-hand margin.
A letter from Elias Ball III in Charleston, South Carolina to John Ball at Kensington Plantation discussing that week's paper, word from Mr. Lauren's on how the army is helping drive General Washington over the mountains, the belief that General John Burgoyne's army was taken, the fleet of Commodore Biddle, the price of rice, and various notations regarding the Commons House of Assembly.
A letter from Elias Ball III in Charleston, South Carolina to his brother Isaac Ball at Kensington Plantation discussing old schooners filled with dirt to be sunk in "Hog Island Crick" to "prevent men of war cuming up that way." However, Elias Ball III recounts that Captain Tufts, after sinking three of the four boats, was discovered, and fired upon. The other side of the letter discusses the crop at Comingtee Plantation and allowing the enslaved person Pompey to have nails to finish the garden.
Page 14 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with one plat. The plat shows land between Bay Street and Church Street, including stretches of Tradd Street, Broad Street, and Queen Street.
Page 207 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with two plats. Plat 1 is titled "The Plan of Charles Town With its Entrenchments and those made during the Siege by the English 1780," and shows Queen Street, Church Street, Tradd Street, King Street, Broad Street, the State House, the Market, the Arsenal, an "Old Church" and a "New Church." It also shows certain geographic features, including "Cummins Point," Cannons Point, and Hampstead Hill. Plat 2 has a label reading "This Map In every particular copied with a Pen from an Old Plat of Charles Town dated 1671 found in a Book of Plats of various parts of U.S.A. printed in London 1671." Plat 2 shows several geographic features such as rivers and islands, and features numerous illustrations. The largest illustration depicts two groups of people interacting from either side of a stream. Each group holds a single spear.
A short letter from George Reid, Secretary of the Society of the Cincinnati, to John F. Grimke regarding starting a society chapter in South Carolina. Reid notes that a meeting will be held at "William's Coffee House" to discuss the matter further.
A letter from Elias Ball II at Kensington Plantation to his son John Ball in Charleston, South Carolina discussing brandy for Isaac Ball and a request for watermelons.
